Adding one more white board - for the product backlog
October 28, 2007
While doing the sprint planning meeting, very often new feature ideas crops up and if not recorded immediately can be lost. Why not have another white board with post it notes, for the product backlog itself. This gives the team absolute visibility on... Read more...
Top 5 mistakes PMs make when meeting with virtual teams
October 27, 2007
One of our most important senses is our sight. Read More →
(project) Management Humor: It’s Not My Job!!
October 27, 2007
Eclectic Bill has a great, slightly grotesque, image that pretty much trumps anything you could write about those who follow the "it's not my job" mantra.. It's not my job!! Perhaps it's more than "slightly" grotesque but you'll... Read more...
Twenty Emotional Intelligence Tips from AllPM
October 27, 2007
This month I was one of the guest contributors over at ALLPM.com where the theme was emotional intelligence for project managers. I contributed the following list of daily tips for project managers and after looking at them, I realized they are... Read more...
Calgary APLN Planning Session
October 27, 2007
Last week we had the planning session for the 2007/2008 Calgary APLN Chapter. The goal was to create a prioritized list of topics to explore this season and demonstrate some of the values and practices of agile project leadership along the way. We started... Read more...
Prestige of Quality Assurance
October 26, 2007
The other day I’ve heard that old rusty idea: “We should hire a bunch of youngsters as testers. If they’ll appear worthy and will be smart maybe (but just maybe) they should be offered a development job.” No, no, no. Not that way. Quite the opposite.... Read more...
52: The Womb
October 26, 2007
Had some sad news from Graham this week, an old friend in Jersey, Jimmy Barker has just died. Jimmy was a lovely man, always taking on the powers that be and supremely self confident. He was a great friend to have and always had a smile in his heart.Graham... Read more...
Are you missing out? Benefits of PMLessonsLearned.com
October 26, 2007
Are you missing out?Do you want to know "What's In It For Me?"Here is a list of the benefits (ALL FREE) you can get for FREE from PMLessonsLearned.comFREE conference calls where you can learn from other Project Managers. Every month we offer 4 calls:... Read more...
Patterns in the first PRINCE2 processes
October 26, 2007
Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler. --Albert Einstein Back in 1995, as the first PRINCE2 process design was drafted, we noticed some interesting patterns emerging. Initially the authors had designed separate processes... Read more...
PMLL Episode 0023 Topic: Motivating, Developing, Rewarding, and Managing People
October 26, 2007
Wow! What a great conference call!The MP3 Podcast of the PMLessonLearned.com "Lessons Learned and PM Best Practices" conference call from 18Oct2007 is now available.Topic: "Motivating, Developing, Rewarding, and Managing People" presented by Brett G.... Read more...