A glossary of terms
June 9, 2008
I came across this recently. If you are new to project management you might find it interesting. It’s TechRepublic’s glosssary of PM terms, which you can use as a starting point for getting to grips with a whole new language. It’s... Read more...
Runner bean mystery revealed!
June 4, 2008
I got impatient about why there was nothing coming up in my pot of runner beans. And I needed the flower pot for something else, so I figured if it wasn’t going to sprout then I’d reuse the soil and the pot for a begonia instead. I tipped it all... Read more...
Book review: Lead Well and Prosper
June 2, 2008
Lead Well and Prosper by Nick McCormick is an easy read. I got through it in a couple of tube trips: it’s small enough to carry around. The print is quite large, so it’s easy on the eyes in the dim light of underground public transport. That said,... Read more...
Carnival of project management #20
May 28, 2008
Welcome to the May 26, 2008 edition of carnival of project management. Thirty-one entries this month, so here is what made the cut: lazymale presents “5 common scheduling mistakes” posted at lap31 “are you ready to lead?”. Rich... Read more...
SmartDraw 2008: planning the garden
May 26, 2008
SmartDraw is, according to the manufacturer, the world’s most popular business graphics software. It makes it easy to design “presentation-quality” graphics in “minutes, not hours.” I decided to put this to the test myself. When I put the SmartDraw... Read more...
Hunt for a handbag
May 19, 2008
Gents, this is a post about earned value analysis*. My trusty handbag for work is coming to the end of its useful life. I bought it in Brussels, when I was visiting a friend. I got all excited that they still had C&A shops when the chain had been... Read more...
Across the pond
May 17, 2008
If you enjoyed the recent series on cross-border projects you might be interested in this article from Peter Onime, about the cultural differences in project management between the UK and the US. Read More →
Survey
May 16, 2008
Ten questions, ten minutes. An Master in Business Administration (MBA) student at Bucks New University is looking for people with experience of project management and the project management of information systems projects as part of her dissertation.... Read more...
Carnival of project management #20
May 15, 2008
Yep, it’s the 20th Project Management Carnival. If you want to be in on this landmark edition, then get your submissions in via the BlogCarnival submissions page by 23 May. Read More →
The Garden Project
May 12, 2008
I have a garden again. Last summer I was between homes. The summer before that I managed to get a few runner beans out of a pot in the courtyard of my Paris flat. But I’m pretty sure that the constant smoking from my neighbors stunted the plant’s... Read more...