Establish a Community of Practice in 7 Easy Steps
Establishing a project management community of practice requires a modest amount of effort, but if you follow these steps, you’ll have your first community of practice meeting within a few weeks. Read More →
Lean Processes: Humans and Technology
The first installment of this series introduced team development activities in general, including engineering and software development, as being built on three foundations: cooperative games, craft and lean processes. This installment expands on lean... Read more...
Master of Your Domain
Is there a place for mastery–the processes of perfecting our natural gifts and talents–in the workplace? Is the concept of mastery lost on organizations as they strive to cut costs, compete on margins, reduce FTEs and focus on next quarter’s... Read more...
Playing Your Certification Hand
Know when to hold ‘em, when to walk away…and when to double-down. Read More →
PMP: Pass vs. Learn
Do you want to pass your PMP, or do you want to learn about project management? Read More →
Roland Gareis to deliver keynote speech at IPMA World Congress in Rome in November 2008
The project management team for the 22nd IPMA World Congress on Project Management - ROMA 2008 Project Management to Run -has announced that Prof. Roland Gareis will be a keynote speaker for the November congress. Roland Gareis is Professor of Project... Read more...
Interest of Conflict
…a bit of a play on words… “Conflict of Interest” is an expression used to describe an ethical problem, like hiring your brother-in-law as a consultant for your employer and sharing the fee. And yes, PMs need to be aware of Conflicts... Read more...
Working out well with the big guys
Small firms can thrive amid the corporate giants but make sure you don’t bite off more than you can chew, writes Andrew Stone Working with corporate Goliaths doesn’t faze Raoul Shah - he has worked profitably with large multinationals... Read more...
Closing down projects
15% of all projects are shut down before they complete, according to Microsoft. There’s various different reasons for this, and companies should handle closing down projects with sensitivity. Here’s a video clip of me in discussion with Deborah... Read more...
Change, Resilience And Acupuncture
Change is all around us. It always has been and it always will be. As a Project Manager you have to make sure your project team satisfies a defined business goal. Change within a project and its surroundings is a given. The PM should not question change,... Read more...