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Employing Leadership techniques on Agile Projects

August 31, 2006

Yesterday I posted on the similarities between Leadership and Agile Project Management. Today I wanted to share how the two fields are connected and how Agile project management utilizes leadership best practices. The following ideas are extracted from... Read more...

PM / Management Humor & Reality: 3 Management Lessons

August 30, 2006

You might have seen this before, I know I had, but after a few more years of management under my belt I found the lessons even more amusing. I do not know who the original author of the lessons/course is, but I found the 3 Minute Management Course (rated... Read more...

What has Leadership got to do with Agile Project Management?

August 30, 2006

The techniques promoted as Agile Project Management are far closer aligned to Leadership than traditional project management. Leadership, as defined by authors such as Bennis and Pinto focuses on people not tasks, empowerment not control, effectiveness... Read more...

My Background and Goals for this Blog

August 30, 2006

I am a project manager with Quadrus Development Inc. in Calgary Alberta. I moved to Canada, with my wife Samantha, six years ago from England to be close to the Rocky Mountains as we enjoy hiking, mountain biking and snow boarding. We have a 3 month old... Read more...

08/28/06 Tip of the Week. Justifying an EPM tool: Tip 8 - Strategic hiring.

August 28, 2006

Without understanding long-term workloads and resource capacity, companies can experience hiring-firing cycles. Such cycles are inefficient and often result in higher overhead, lost knowledge, and very poor employee morale. By providing visibility into... Read more...

Episode #8 – Controlling Process - Power is nothing without control

August 27, 2006

Episode #8 – Controlling Process Notes – Power is nothing without control. Shaw Project Management, LLC eShawPM Podcast Series! By Ernest Shaw, PMP A few years ago, there was a tire commercial in the US that stated that power was nothing... Read more...

3 Minute Management Course

August 27, 2006

Well I guess email spam isn't all bad. Take for instance this 3 minute management course: Lesson One An eagle was sitting on a tree resting, doing nothing. A small rabbit saw the eagle and asked him, "Can I also... Read More →

Episode 013 - Culture, Change, and Project Management

August 26, 2006

Better late than never! Thanks so much for your patience in waiting for the podcast! Today’s podcast covers organizational culture, change and project management. Wayne Hart, PMP, and I had an interesting conversation on the importance of understanding... Read more...

Episode 013 - Culture, Change, and Project Management

August 26, 2006

Better late than never! Thanks so much for your patience in waiting for the podcast! Today’s podcast covers organizational culture, change and project management. Wayne Hart, PMP, and I had an interesting conversation on the importance of understanding... Read more...

Unlucky 13 … late

August 23, 2006

Hi all - life seems to be insinuating itself again into my podcasting time!  For this week’s episode, I have a fun discussion with Wayne Hart, PMP, on the importance of culture and project management. Wayne and I had so much fun that we rambled... Read more...

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