Silicon Valley Project Management

Aligning Projects with Strategy

You can implement effective and efficient practices to align your projects with organizational strategic goals. How? Come to the PMI […]

By Sam Hahn / July 5, 2007

So what is the result? Today, usually only one team member has spoken directly with a customer, and this understanding

By Sam Hahn / July 3, 2007

Agile project team values and their embodiment in actual practice are highly subject to personal interpretation on the parts of

Mark you calendar for Monday, July 16, 2007 to go to Michael’s at Shoreline in Mountain View, CA. That evening

By Jeff McKenna / June 26, 2007

In my last post, I discussed change and how it is always present in projects. In this post I would

I know a pilot who has flown 7000 hours. The other day I asked him, “Chuck, the next time you

The most frequent mistake project teams make with regard to risk management, is an absolute kick in the head. The

Communication is pretty much the only means we have of leading effectively as project managers. While listening is a big

Mediocre organizations are often plagued by the rampant abdication of responsibility of the very people who are supposed to be

Ignoring the needs of real customers is just the start. When most project teams hear the shot of the starting

More than 50% of all new products fail to meet their goals because they fail to meet the needs of