Big Wheels Keep on Turnin’
June 30, 2008
Well, summer is finally here in Massachusetts. And for me, that means I will get to spend some time on Cape Cod. Cape Cod is a beautiful arm-shaped peninsula of land that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean, offering miles of beaches and dunes, salt-water... Read more...
06/30/08 Tip of the Week: Continuous Improvement: Tip 4 – Facilitate process-centric thinking.
June 30, 2008
Process-centric thinking does not have to be overly complex. Sometimes, all it takes is a thoughtful examination to uncover significant areas for improvement. Rather than tolerating mistakes and repeat errors, facilitate process-centric thinking to continually... Read more...
June 30, 2008 – Muskrats in Your Levee
June 30, 2008
Last week the Mississippi River broke through the levees holding it back despite the efforts of hundreds of people fortifying it with sandbags. What caused the problem? Muskrats. Their burrows in the grounds along the river weakened it to the point... Read more...
The Right Stuff: Measuring What Counts
June 29, 2008
There is a subtle but important difference between measuring outcomes and measuring people. So what should we measure? Here are five measures that can bring about extraordinary results. Read More →
The Economics of Project Governance: Communicating the Law of Scarcity
June 29, 2008
Vilified or blamed for inefficiencies by the majority of its constituents, project governance rarely gets the appreciation that it deserves. Why do so many people have such contempt for it, and how do those responsible for governance get out of this... Read more...
Great Unexpectations
June 29, 2008
It’s tough enough to set up a plan for the semi-unknowns of a project, but planning for project chaos moments is another matter. Read More →
A Plain Guide to Governance
June 29, 2008
In focusing on the “how to” of governance, we can sometimes lose sight of the fundamental “why” of what we are doing. Read More →
Dear Craig – The Shrink In Me
June 29, 2008
Craig Brown writes a blog at BetterProjects.net. Craig and I are regular readers of each other’s sites and now we are having a conversation from site to site. Dear Craig, Of course, we do need more than training alone to improve Project Managers and... Read more...
Man vs. Machine – Who should set the overall status for the project?
June 29, 2008
Since 1998 we have sold enterprise (and now SaaS) resource, portfolio, and project management software. One of the most popular features has always been our weekly project and program status reporting tool where the project manager can set the Red/Yellow/Green... Read more...
Are you ‘On Strategy’?
June 29, 2008
Businesses have strategies. Most of these strategies are implemented by projects. If you are doing something that is contrary to, or not aligned with the organisation's strategy, we could say your project is a waste of resources. Depending on... Read more...