Why I Love Gantt Charts
January 20, 2008
Do you have a Gantt chart for each one of your projects, on your wall? (By the way, a Gantt chart is just a chart with time along the horizontal and the tasks drawn on as long thin boxes). If you don’t already use them, here’s why I think... Read more...
Podcast episode 021: bonus episode - how to create new year project resolutions that work
December 31, 2007
This is a special year-end bonus episode of the pm411.org Project Management Podcast to show my appreciation to our faithful listeners. In this special episode I provide you with some tips on how you can make sure your project team starts off on the... Read more...
The Fast Forward MBA in Project Management, Second Edition
December 28, 2007
Until the early '90s, project management was definitely located somewhere near the unsexy end of the business spectrum. But now, with the rise of downsizing and outsourcing, it has become one of the hot disciplines. Professional membership of the U.S.-based... Read more...
Sharpen the Saw
December 24, 2007
We usually work under pressure of time. We’re late with deliveries, customers squeeze us with deadlines etc. In the run to complete task as soon as possible we often forget out tools have become worn and it’s time to sharpen the saw. And it doesn’t... Read more...
Get Your BUT Out of the Way!
December 13, 2007
How can you stay positive in your approach to project management work when you need to spend so much of your time on what has gone wrong, is going wrong or might go wrong? The PMBOK®, for example, has 11 Monitoring and Control processes, as well... Read more...
December 3, 2007 – Lacking Commitment
December 3, 2007
They stripped a month off my project. Okay, technically I misunderstood them when they said go-live was September. What they meant was there would be a month long parallel run in production before they turned off the old system in September. Either... Read more...
November 19, 2007 – Automotive Sponsor Problems
November 19, 2007
It is never good when your mechanic calls and asks, "How attached are you to this vehicle?" Friday was not one of my better days from that perspective. I drive a ten-year old Plymouth Neon and normally it gets me where I need to be. Sure it leaks oil... Read more...
October 15, 2007 – How am I doing?
October 15, 2007
Today is the real test of how well I am doing at my new job. It is payday #2. If I don’t get a paycheck it might be a good indication that I am failing. Since they are unlikely to just drop me from the payroll, I guess I need to find a better way... Read more...