The importance of non-judgment and non-attachment in sales and entrepreneurship
The last blog post talked about the importance of failure. There are two mindsets that makes failure acceptable and bearable, and they are non-judgment and non-attachment. Both of these mindsets mean that you can go all out to get your business going,... Read more...
The absolute importance of failure
A recent post to a blog entry asked about failure and what to do if you have never failed. I have to confess that I am one of the biggest failures you will ever meet. And that’s a good thing from my point of view. 4 out of 5 businesses or ideas I have... Read more...
Episode #2 - Postmortem
Episode #2 – Project Postmortem Notes - Filtering through the ashes Shaw Project Management, LLC eShawPM Podcast Series! By Ernest Shaw, PMP After the dust has settled and while the coals are still smoldering, break out the rake and see what... Read more...
Should Agile developers test their own software?
James Bach writes here about whether programmers should test their work extensively before delivering it to testers.His conclusion:Many testers would advise the programmer to test the product himself, first. I have a different answer. My answer is: send... Read more...
07/10/06 Tip of the Week. Justifying an EPM tool: Tip 1 - Alignment with strategic objectives.
Reaching long-term business goals often requires investing in the right business activities now. With an Enterprise Propject Management (EPM) tool, you can identify, prioritize, and select projects that best support your strategic objectives as well as... Read more...
The Problem with CSM Courses…
I went to Canada for the first time on Wednesday. This trip followed hot on the tails of my recent UK jaunt, so I was still reeling from lack of sleep. The reason for the visit was to run an in-house CSM course, in partnership with a Scrum colleague.... Read more...
Episode 008 - Implementing PM best practices … Part 2
In today’s episode, we finish up the conversation I had with Saul Ackovitz, PMP, on implementing project management best practices. I didn’t want to cut any of the great content out, so the segment on eXtreme Project Management and the first... Read more...
Welcome Statement
The Board of itSMF International warmly welcomes you all to our new web site. This will now be the official and authoritative source of information on all matters concerning the global itSMF community. We will be continually reviewing and updating the... Read more...
Episode 007 - Implementing PM best practices … Part 1
Today’s episode covers the first part of a discussion I had with Saul Ackovitz, PMP, about his role in implementing project management best practices in a large, financial services company. I also played a promo clip from www.fivebyfiveaudio.com,... Read more...
07/03/06 Tip of the Week. Project Rescue: Tip 10 - Restart the project.
Now that you have a new and approved project plan and new estimates, re-launch the project. Have the executive sponsor for the project communicate to the team how important the project is and take steps to ensure that the project team is prepared and... Read more...