Linkapalooza - More Project Management
July 27, 2007
Linkapalooza - More Project Management -- Continuing the catch-up and clean-out... Glen defining "done" in an agile context.From Hal, Misunderstanding Project Planning as Anticipation, and some commentary providing some clarification on "continuous re-planning"... Read more...
40: Meditation
July 27, 2007
Someone once asked me what the ten thousand things are.In the hurly-burly of project life it sometimes seems that there are very few moments of peace and quiet. We all know that we need these moments to slow down, take stock and re-charge our batteries.... Read more...
Project Management The Core Attribute is Attitude! - Survey of Soft Skills
July 26, 2007
Another question from the Arras People Project Management Soft Skills Survey. The list below show the order in which people rated our proposed Project Manager core attributes, the question was Q1. Please order these core attributes of a project manager... Read more...
The Making of an Expert
July 26, 2007
I recently read an article from the Harvard Business Review titled "The Making of an Expert" by K. Anders Ericsson, Michael J. Prietula, and Edward T. Cokely. Aside from being impressed that a 7-page article had three contributing authors (my wife and... Read more...
Project Management Professional Responsibility Questions Part 2
July 26, 2007
As mentioned last week, a few years ago Frank Saladis and Al Zeitoun compiled a list of Project Management Professional Responsibility Questions. These questions are an example of what might appear on the the Project Management Institute's (PMI) Project... Read more...
Agile Project Management: What’s In It For The Customers?
July 25, 2007
One question I'm asked frequently is how Agile project management is different from traditional project management.Normally I start talking about iterations, planning, user stories, and the like, but I get a decent number of blank stares in response.I... Read more...
Agile / Traditional Dictionary
July 25, 2007
I’m presenting a beginners session on Agile Project Management entitled "...But it's not on the project plan!" at the Agile 2007 conference in Atlanta next month. It is targeted towards traditional PMI based project managers and I thought... Read more...
Outside In
July 25, 2007
We have spent a fair amount of time and energy thinking about PPM from the inside out. This is especially true in PPM for IT, or what some folks are calling the IT Portfolio. What I mean by "inside out" thinking is that we tend to look out at the rest... Read more...
Linkapalooza - Project Management
July 25, 2007
Linkapalooza - Project Management -- A collection of catch-up...From Johanna Rothman, a new book: Manage It!: Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project ManagementA thread on Unanticipated Events, from Johanna, Hal, and GlenJack Vinson on Why My Project... Read more...
Win Free PMP Exam resources, Course Material
July 25, 2007
Here is a great opportunity for PMP candidates.. Project Management Prepcast is a podcast which helps PMP students to sit for the PMP exam with required knowledge and so much confidence . This podcast has 77 episodes which you can listen to via your... Read more...