Gridlines Galore
March 31, 2009
You may know you can update the formatting of the current gridlines you see in Project, but did you also know that you can add additional gridlines? While in the Gantt chart, go to Format - Gridlines and you can see in the list of "Lines to Change" everything... Read more...
Top Project Management Postings: March 2009
March 31, 2009
Because it's the end of the month, again! March was a special month for Project Shrink as I launched the Project Shrink Videocast on iTunes and released the first edition of my new free unbook. During all this I was tracking 129 blogs (I cleaned up the... Read more...
Project Challenge – Days Out
March 31, 2009
Right, I’m now going to stop posting stuff about how wonderful Arras were at Project Challenge and let you know how Project Challenge was For anyone who has never been to Project Challenge it’s a twice a year event dedicated to programme... Read more...
In English Please…
March 31, 2009
All day long I read phrases like "Transforming IT," and "Aligning IT with the Strategy," and "Running IT like a business." We all read these things, we nod in a queasy semi-knowing kind of way, and then we go back to doing what we did yesterday. Check... Read more...
PMLL Episode 0056 PMBOK Quality Managment (PMP Exam Study Subgroup)
March 31, 2009
Notes and Podcast from the PMlessonLearned.com Conference Call:Topic: PMP Exam Study GroupPresentation Title: PMBOK Quality ManagementPM Lessons Learned Leader: Henry Will, PMPPMP Exam Study Subgroup Host: David Radkovich, PMP, EVMPresenter: Dana Safford,... Read more...
PMLL Episode 0055 Managing Global Projects From My Home Office (PM Best Practices)
March 31, 2009
These are the notes from the PMlessonsLearned.com Conference Call: Topic: PM Lessons LearnedPresentation Topic: "Managing Global Projects From My Home Office"Host: Henry Will, PMPPresenter: Drenda Theriault, PMP, IBM Project ManagerDate: 15Jan2009Podcast... Read more...
Free Confcall April 2: Communications Management (PMP Study Subgroup)
March 31, 2009
What: FREE PM Lessons Learned PMP Exam Study subgroup conference callTopic: "Communications Management"Who: presented by Dana , PMPWhen: Thursday Apr. 2, 2009 at 9pm Eastern timeWhere: Conference Dial-in: (269) 320-8300 Access Code: 767 616#Presented... Read more...
Waste in requirements
March 30, 2009
This picture is from the ever-useful Standish report (aka Chaos report.) It indicates how many deliverred features were used - ranging from always to never. How many of the requirements in your specification/backlog are going to contribute to the orange... Read more...
You Decide How You Communicate: Rules Of Engagement
March 30, 2009
Ants don't need central control to get the work coordinated. They use a simple and effective way to communicate and make individual decisions based upon the information. Ants are hardwired to work like this. Nature provided them all with the same set... Read more...
Remington Lean Six Sigma Progress
March 30, 2009
Remington Arms Company discusses company results and shares their focus on manufacturing productivity with Lean Six Sigma. ...... "We continue to focus heavily on the company’s manufacturing operations. I am pleased to report ongoing progress in... Read more...