project-management-success Archive
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Innovation & Rapid Results (Go Team!)
Posted on March 20, 2012 | No CommentsOur latest favorite Superproject… It’s Australia versus Britain as two teams battle it out to build a car that can hit 1,000mph, reports the BBC’s Duncan Kennedy. We love it when a little healthy competition results in innovation and “rapid” results…may the best team break... -
For Greater ROI, Focus on Priority Features & People
Posted on February 16, 2011 | No CommentsThis CIO Insight article and slideshow provides some statistics that you may be able to use to support greater attention to developing the RIGHT features. Agile methods can help by encouraging the top priority items are developed first. 52.5% of respondents say that 80% of... -
Cheat Sheet for Managers: 101 Ways to Rise Above the Pack
Posted on August 24, 2007 | No CommentsInsideCRM has an excellent cheat sheet for managers, covering topics such as: - Body Language- Meeting Deadlines- Getting Along with Employees- Managing Yourself- Boosting Productivity- Managing Finances and Resources- Communicating with Clients- Keeping Up with Change- Resolving Problems- Going Above and Beyond I’ve read through... -
Project Management Wisdom: PMThink Readers Speak
Posted on August 17, 2007 | No CommentsWe recently asked PMThink readers to contribute the best project management advice they’ve even received. Here’s the compiled list: “Great organizations, especially those that do well over the long haul, are masters of the obvious and the mundane.” – Bob Sutton, Harvard Business Online, May... -
PMO Success Metrics: Proceed With Caution
Posted on June 7, 2007 | No CommentsBased on Benjamin Disraeli’s well-known statement about the three types of lies, “lies, damned lies, and statistics,” Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin wrote an interesting article in Developer.com about the many faulty assumptions people make based on so-called statistics about PMOs. Cabanis-Brewin is editor-in-chief for PM Solutions’ Center... -
Real World Project Management
Posted on May 16, 2007 | No CommentsThere’s a good interview on Projects@Work with Susan Snedaker, author of How to Cheat at IT Project Management. Some key points (paraphrased): At status meetings, focus on outcomes instead of endless discussions on issues. To insure risks aren’t overlooked, appoint a “risk management” person on... -
Project Forecasting: More Lessons from Driving
Posted on May 8, 2007 | No CommentsA while ago, I entered a post about the importance of staying tuned in, drawing an analogy to driving. Well, another driving analogy had occured to me, this time about the need to focus on remaining time. Let’s put it this way. If you’re driving... -
Project Management Delays Are Sometimes Good
Posted on April 24, 2007 | No CommentsThere’s an interesting article on Computerworld about the need to procrastinate more in project management. Huh? No, really. In reality, it’s about slowing down the early stages of a project in order to get the true client needs and requirements understood and prioritized. It also... -
Business Analyst Body of Knowledge: Help at Last
Posted on April 13, 2007 | No CommentsAllPM has a great theme going this month. It’s all about the integration of business analysis and project management. As it points out, especially during the early phases of a project, the project manager often works very closely with business analysts. Three years ago, an... -
Getting Projects Off On the Right Foot: The Pre-Flight Checklist
Posted on April 5, 2007 | No CommentsSomething you don’t hear much about, but is a critical success factor for projects, is what I call the “pre-flight checklist.” As projects are completed, not only is it important to review lessons learned, but it’s vital to have a checklist that can be updated...
