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Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge

September 30, 2006

Be sure to check out Mitre's Enterprise Architecture Body of Knowledge - while a work in progress, I really like what I see. Very concrete and practical - it is not Yet Another Methodology but rather a useful discussion of how to drive value with the... Read more...

Visualizing Methodology Scope

September 30, 2006

When introducing agile methods we need to consider factors such as lifecycle coverage, roles, and activities. Methodology Scope Diagrams provide a way of illustrate these characteristics and quickly highlight gaps in coverage for further consideration. For... Read more...

Project Management Humor: Other options for “beating the dead horse”

September 30, 2006

Ah, this is funny and painfully true. Why don't we just dismount??   Project Management and a Dead Horse: Real-Life Reflections On Business Strategy During your life as a project manager, you probably learned that when you discover your company is... Read more...

Google’s New Motto: Don’t Be Agile?

September 28, 2006

Steve Yegge of Google has an epic rant about Agile methods and why they are evil. This article is sometimes rambling, and often grossly unfair in many ways, but let's take a closer look.Steve talks about "good agile" vs. "bad agile", and generally lumps... Read more...

Leading Teams – First Comes Credibility

September 28, 2006

When leading teams, credibility is a prerequisite for support from the group. This does not mean that you have to be an expert in the project domain, or have a stellar record of leading teams on complex projects (although these help). Instead in means... Read more...

How to understand your Project Manager

September 27, 2006

One of my colleaques sent this funny email today about Project Managers Vocabulary :-) Enjoy….. This is how you should listen to your PM :-)……… LETS USE AGILE FOR THIS PROJECT We are so scared to commit on deadlines and we have... Read more...

Agile and “Traditional PMI” Methods

September 26, 2006

On November 7-9 the Agile Business Conference and Leadership Summit will be taking place in London featuring agile and leadership presentations and workshops. I will be presenting on “Utilising Agile Methods alongside the PMBOK Guide”. This is... Read more...

Episode #11 - Self Confidence - Do you believe?

September 24, 2006

Episode #11 – Self Confidence Notes – Do you believe? Shaw Project Management, LLC eShawPM Podcast Series! By Ernest Shaw, PMP While not overtly stated in a project management text that I have read, self-confidence and believing in ones self... Read more...

Episode 017 - eXtreme Project Management Part 2

September 24, 2006

This episode covers the second part of my discussion with Doug DeCarlo, consultant, keynote speaker, one of the founders of the Agile Project Leadership Network, and author of eXtreme Project Management: Using Leadership, Principles and Tools to Deliver... Read more...

How Agile Is Your Development Process?

September 24, 2006

How agile are we? I've started to see this question appear more and more in mailing lists and discussions. In truth, it doesn't matter in the least how "agile" your process is, only how effective it is.The assumption in the question is that being more... Read more...

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