The Next MUST Read Book
May 15, 2008
Galileo Galilei was probably not a good project manager
May 4, 2008
Cynics v. Skeptics in Project Management
April 30, 2008
Much is being written lately about the failures of conventional project management processes. It seems there is a difference thought between the skeptics about these processes (for all the right reasons) and the cynics about these... Read more...
Cynics vrsus Skeptics in Project Management
April 30, 2008
Much is being written lately about the failures of conventional project management processes. It's become clear there is a difference between the skeptics about these processes and the cynics about these processes. I came across... Read more...
Simple Conditions for Project Success
April 28, 2008
From the recent NASA Project Management Challenge are four conditions for project success: You can't success if you can't manage the work, people, customer and the environment You can't manage these project elements if you can't measure their current... Read more...
Three Simple Questions
April 26, 2008
From a government program management review meeting this week, I came away with three simple questions that must be answered by any project management process. Anyone claiming to be a project manager, program manager, or anyone conjecturing... Read more...
Thermostatic Control
April 25, 2008
Thermostatic Control
April 25, 2008
There is a popular misconception that the thermostatic control paradigm is how projects are managed in the real world. This misconception starts with the misunderstanding of how "Program Planning and Controls" are applied on projects and how... Read more...
The BIG Question for any project management process
April 23, 2008
There is one and only one question that needs to be asked when ever any speaks about a pr oject management approach. Whether this approach is full DoD IMP/IMS down to someone claiming to have "magic beans." The method must ask and answer...How... Read more...
PMI Scheduling Professional
April 22, 2008
At the PMI College of Scheduling conference, May 4th - May 8th in Chicago, a Scheduling Professional Credential is being introduced. The conference speakers address the issues around project planning and controls, scheduling, programmatic... Read more...