Is Group Brainstorming Hurting Creativity?
July 31, 2007
Marc Andressen writes about research that shows that group brainstorming produces fewer and lower quality solutions that "virtual" brainstorming where indviduals generate ideas independently, then put their results together.One way to look at this is... Read more...
Business Process Improvement and the Project Manager
July 31, 2007
Project managers need to ensure that customer's are satisfied with a project's deliverables. Part of this process is ensuring that the customer's business processes are optimized. You can't provide the best possible project results if your customer's... Read more...
July 31, 2007 – Cultivating a healthy Project Schedule
July 31, 2007
About a month ago my wife and I went out and purchased some plants, dug up one of the flower beds and replanted it. All the weeds and crabgrass were pulled and all the dead or dying plants removed. We followed the directions and placed the plants the... Read more...
Is it safe to speak up?
July 31, 2007
In a recent post on Harvard Business Online, authors James R. Detert and Amy C. Edmondson summarize a recent study they conducted on the root causes of why employees are afraid to speak up. Immediately prior to coming upon this article, I was talking... Read more...
Topic Suggestions
July 31, 2007
Please use the following form to suggest a topic! Let the PMStudent do the research and investigation on a PM-related topic of your choice! Read More →
7 Principles of Right-Brain Project Management
July 31, 2007
Interesting article for project managers from gantthead called Engaging Your Right Brain for Increased Agility. Author Doug DeCarlo discusses the difference between right and left brain activity and how the field of project management is uses a lot... Read more...
Good Question
July 30, 2007
Good Question -- Why isn't it done yet? Read More →
How to swim with sharks
July 30, 2007
I came across this article the other day, and it was remarkably suitable. So I’ll share for those who are where I have been. HOW TO SWIM WITH SHARKS: A PRIMER By Voltaire Cousteau Forward Actually, nobody wants... Read More →
07/30/07 Tip of the Week. SharePoint: Tip 6 - Continually sell your SharePoint.
July 30, 2007
When you and your team discover new features, capabilities, and uses of SharePoint, don’t be surprised if everyone else doesn’t see the same value that you do. Take the time to show and explain the business value of SharePoint. Seeing is believing... Read more...
New Agile Project Leadership Training Course
July 29, 2007
In September I will be co-instructing with Sanjiv Augustine the new course “Agile Project Leadership”. Sanjiv is a fellow APLN board member and author of the excellent “Managing Agile Projects” book. I’m really excited because a) we have an... Read more...