Agile Leadership Patterns: The Merlin Exercise
October 30, 2006
According to legend, Merlin the magician was a great help to King Arthur because he knew what was going to happen since we has living his life backwards. This allowed Arthur of avoid obstacles and thwart enemy plots before they happened or were even schemed... Read more...
Microsoft Office Project Bug Bash - WINNERS
October 29, 2006
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Microsoft Office Project Bug Bash Beta 2 Technical Refresh (2TR) Challenge, you have been instrumental in making this contest a great success. Below are the winners that have been selected in the three... Read more...
ITIL is not an enterprise architecture
October 29, 2006
Attended the Shared Insights EA Conference this past week and had a LOT of discussions of ITIL. Everyone in the architecture community now seems aware of it; at my presentation (about 80 people) 100% of hands went up when I asked who had heard of it.... Read more...
10/30/06 Tip of the Week. Quality Tips: Tip 7 - Partner with your Quality Team.
October 28, 2006
Project management methodologies, especially those aligned to leading standards for project management, include process steps for quality. But often, these process steps are limited to project quality and do not provide additional and optional techniques... Read more...
On presentations…
October 27, 2006
The following link contains some excellent presentation tips. Simple, easy reading, and recommended for anyone who ever has give presentations. I especially like the idea of blank slides, "silence" within the song. The article's purpose... Read more...
Episode #13 - Leadership - Who’s in charge here?
October 27, 2006
Episode #13 - Leadership Notes – Who's in charge here? Shaw Project Management, LLC eShawPM Podcast Series! By Ernest Shaw, PMP In addition to the technical aspects associated with project management [initiation, planning, execution, monitoring,... Read more...
Agile and “Traditional” PMI Methods
October 25, 2006
Mike Griffiths, a regular contributor to the Controlling Chaos podcast, has a great article on his Leading Answers blog, about Agile and “Traditional” PMI Methods. I really like Mike’s views on how Agile and other more traditional methods... Read more...
Project Server 2007 Beta 2 TR VM
October 25, 2006
I usually don't announce the availability of the Project Server 2007 VMs on my blog. But since the beta program is closing down, it hasn't really been announced anywhere else. So… (trumpets sound)… the Project Server 2007 Beta 2... Read more...
Using Earned Value on Agile Projects
October 25, 2006
Q: Does Earned Value work for software projects? A: Absolutely, Earned Value Analysis (EVA) is a statically valid reporting approach that can be applied to any endeavour. It compares actual progress and spend against projected progress and spend. Q:... Read more...
Do we really practice what we preach?
October 25, 2006
Yes Project Management is all about better communication and being aware of what’s happening in your project and what’s happening around you.. If you dont... you will face the consequences badly... There is very unfortunate incident happened with... Read more...