The IBM Rational Unified Process for System z: Making Development on System z More Agile
September 22, 2007
from the Rational Edge: Many software development practitioners in IBM System z environments have long believed that iterative development and other "modern" methods are not applicable to their projects. IBM, however, disagrees. This article... Read more...
Agile Open California: Wide Open Spaces
September 21, 2007
About a year ago I participated in my first Open Space conference in Portland.The idea of Open Space is that instead of a canned set of speakers and topics, the participants propose their own topics on the first day, and people vote with their feet in... Read more...
Wikipedia definition of Project Portfolio Management
September 21, 2007
On October 3, 2005, I wrote the initial entry for Project Portfolio Management in Wikipedia. Since then, that entry has seen a fair amount of activity, including some unusual back-and-forth debate about how it relates to Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT). There... Read more...
47: Right Here, Right Now
September 21, 2007
I have just returned from two weeks spent cycling around Provence, up in the hills above Nice and Marseille. Great weather and a bit saddle sore, but two days recuperating in Avignon helped with the latter. But to get back to the plot…There are many... Read more...
Project teams: Do you choose them or are they chosen for you?
September 21, 2007
Like many other project managers, and other professionals alike, I enjoy reading about project management. One recurring topic is that of "Project Teams." Each of us comes with our own unique experiences and work in our own unique environments. Even with... Read more...
PM PrepCast Giveaway
September 21, 2007
Cornelius Fichtner, PMP from the The Project Management PrepCast™ and the The Project Management Podcast™ has graciously offered up a free subscription for me to give away. I am a subscriber to the PrepCast, and it is a great value. I wrote a testimonial... Read more...
Some Good Requirements Management Articles
September 21, 2007
I've been saving some articles on managing requirements and now there are too many to write up! I'm not one to complain about an over abundance of information, especially on such an important technology project management topic as Requirements. Dreaded... Read more...
PDU Market
September 19, 2007
Its just something funny.. I need to collect some PDUs to retain as a PMP for next 3 years. So as usual I turned to google for some help. How many PMPs are there at the moment…..? I have no idea.. But what I can see is a major market for PDUs..... Read more...
Podcast episode 013: how I became a PMP
September 19, 2007
Sorry - I am reposting this episode since there were some link issues with the original posting... I am happy to announce that on September 7th, 2007 I passed the Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification Exam. In today’s show I talk... Read more...
Project Monitoring
September 19, 2007
Hello everyone! I'm sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have been going through a job change, and the last month has been hectic with getting things shored up at my previous company and (trying) to get up to speed at the new company. I... Read more...