Quotation #004
May 28, 2007
“Work expands to fill the time available.” Parkinson’s Law Read More →
05/28/07 Tip of the Week. People Accountability: Tip 7 - Continually stress the importance of the project.
May 28, 2007
Usually, during the project kickoff meeting the project manager presents the overall project plan, discusses the details of the project tasks, and stresses the importance of project and tasks and their critical path. However, as the project progresses,... Read more...
Project Systems
May 28, 2007
Mindjet MindManager 7: Coming Soon!
May 27, 2007
Well if you don't use MM for project management, you should. And the Project Management JetPack has multiple templates to improve your teams delivery of projects. Check out Mindjet.com. MindManager software has evolved over time to be a must-have application... Read More →
The Project Management Hut
May 27, 2007
I discovered a new online resource that I wanted to share with you. Fadi El-Eter manages the Project Management Hut (www.pmhut.com) which is a great new project management website for those looking for a collection of project management internet articles. ... Read more...
ITSM and SOA
May 27, 2007
The relationship between IT Service Management and Service Oriented Architecture keeps bubbling up to the surface. It is a gold mine of confusion for senior IT executives, whose infrastructure and engineering leadership is talking to them about "Service... Read more...
Technology Project Management: Top 10 Lessons for I.T. Project Success
May 25, 2007
Baseline has an interesting article for PMs from 12/06 on managing technology projects: Top 10 Lessons for I.T. Project Success. The article looked at various project and compiled a list of what does and doesn't work for information technology projects.... Read more...
Configuration management metrics
May 25, 2007
Like my friend the IT Skeptic, I am interested in getting more emprical in my ITSM approaches. In particular, I want to focus on metrics that indicate results, not just activity. (Results don't have to be financial.) In the area of configuration management,... Read more...
Team Solving: The Under Utilized Power
May 25, 2007
All projects face problems, but fortunately your team members have the best solutions. Projects rarely go exactly to plan; they have a nasty habit of uncovering gnarly problems that were not anticipated, but need to be solved. This is illustrated nicely... Read more...
Using IBM Rational ClearQuest with IBM® Rational® Portfolio Manager: Setup and best practices
May 24, 2007
The integration of IBM® Rational® Portfolio Manager with IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® allows you to adopt better governance practices throughout the project lifecycle WITHOUT making significant changes to existing processes and practices.... Read more...