The Flow of the Stakes
March 5, 2010
In order to have a “happy project,” a software project manager should respect the flow of the stakes… Stakeholders have stakes. Stakeholders communicate their stakes by expressing their expectations, which are more formally defined by means... Read more...
Social Markers. Here I Am, Brain The Size Of A Planet.
March 4, 2010
“Here I am, brain the size of a planet and they ask me to take you down to the bridge. Call that job satisfaction?” Do you know this quote? If you do, we have something in common, we both like the “Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy”... Read more...
What If Your Project Goal Is… Well… Uhm… Dull?
March 3, 2010
If your project has a Big Hairy Audacious Goal, one that is life changing, one that makes your existence worthwhile, one that makes you feel powered up like an energizer bunny, it’s almost difficult to be not motivated. Being part of something bigger,... Read more...
Working With An Agile Offshore Team
March 2, 2010
Dave Prior talks to Thushara Wijewardena from Exilesoft on how to make sure you aren’t the cause of your Agile offshore team failing. Click here if you can’t view the video. Other people who liked this article liked these tooProject Shrink... Read more...
Should Transformational Leaders Tweet?
March 1, 2010
If you spent too much time using social media, don’t worry… it’s legit. You might be working on your next gen leadership skills. Social media will allow you, personally, to develop your social skills, get over fears of online expression... Read more...
The Relaxed PM
February 28, 2010
You are stressed out. You are looking for a book that provides you tips on how to deal with the situation. You find two books. “For The Stressed And Overworked And Unprofessional Project Manager” and “The Relaxed PM”. Which title... Read more...
Memes and Emotions
February 27, 2010
“Project Management” is a concept, an idea. It’s a tag to a unit of information, a meme. Same goes for “Agile”. Or “Rudolf The Red Nosed Reindeer”, as Jurgen points out in his recent post about “memes”. Memes... Read more...
Join Project Shrink On Facebook
February 24, 2010
Wouldn’t it be great to have the latest updates of The Project Shrink (blog and video stream) in your Facebook newsfeed? You don’t have to visit this blog, you don’t have to remember to login some closed network. You get the information... Read more...
Who Killed the Creative Process?
February 15, 2010
How to offer flexibility and time box creativity This is a guest post by Alicia M. Benjamin (as The Creative) and John P Vajda (as The Project Manager). For more information, see the end of this article. What! Time box creativity? You can’t put a... Read more...
Trusting People You Don’t Know
February 8, 2010
This a very early draft of a chapter from “Tags: Living In A Virtual World“. I use this blog as a notebook for drafts, so you can provide me with feedback in an early stage. Comments are, as always, appreciated. I have more faith in a friendly... Read more...
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