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Scenario #3 - No thanks, I want to do a good job here

February 28, 2008

Patal Fray was Project Manager of a very big and important project for his firm.  He was very proud to have been given this assignment and assured his VP that he would bring it in successfully, on time, if not ahead of time.Offered another fascinating... Read more...

The POO Code, Chapter Five

February 23, 2008

The applause was thundering as the magician completed his performance. Proman A. Jecgert had hired the magician to help celebrate the completion of what would come to be called Phase One. The party included all participants across the organization.... Read more...

Buried In The Details – Again!

February 11, 2008

There’s a remodel going on in my house, and the general contractor spends so much time actually doing the finish carpentry, that overall management of the remodel project suffers. I can’t get change order costs from him so I know how much money I... Read more...

Being Intimidated by Risk Management

May 2, 2007

Takeaway: A lot of project managers are intimidated by the notion of risk management. However, this simple five-step process above will be more than adequate for most projects. A reactive project manager tries to resolve issues when they occur. A proactive... Read more...

Avoiding Project Failures

March 5, 2007

Avoid these common causes for project failure First Published in Techrepublic (http: //articles.techrepublic.com.com/) June 28, 2005. Originally by Tom Mochal, PMP, is a project management mentor and President of TenStep, Inc., a methodology development,... Read more...

Building Project Teams

February 1, 2007

Building high quality project teams requires establishing and maintaining peak interpersonal cooperation, team enthusiasm, and cohesion. What follows is a process that outlines the benefits derived from quality project teams, when to establish a team... Read more...

How Productive are your Meetings?

September 15, 2006

"Unless someone is looking for an excuse to duck a work assignment, nobody wants to attend an inconsequential meeting." - Bryce's Law I read an interesting article today from Tim Bryce of M. Bryce & Associates (MBA) of Palm Harbor, Florida regarding... Read more...

Company Cultures impact Project Sucess

September 8, 2006

Culture can be both an obstacle to and an enabler of high performance project teams. By linking project outcomes to the measured company performance and targeting the root causes of resistance, high performance project teams can create value while working... Read more...

Murphy’s Laws

July 18, 2006

Murphy.s Laws Nature abhors an optimist. Some rules in the life of a project manager seem to always repeat themselves. I have found these little rules essential to my success over the years. Have any of you found these little laws to be truths for... Read more...

Creating an organizational project framework to ensure project sucess

May 16, 2006

Creating a project framework means defining the infrastructure, processes, organization, and resources for managing a project. Your organization will realize key benefits such as: (1) A basis for project planning, tracking, and communications, (2) An... Read more...