Keeping Projects On-Track
One of a project manager’s greatest challenges is keeping the project “on-track.” Many forces conspire against meeting this goal. To overcome these challenges, the […]
Author: Alan Zucker
Was Drucker an Agilest?
Recently, I decided to reread Peter Drucker, the father of modern management. I first read Drucker many years ago and expected to find ideas that […]
Project Gone Bad—What to Do
When a project goes bad, it’s like getting sick. At first, you think it’s just allergies or you are a little under the weather. The […]
Projects and Probabilities—A Dangerous Combination
“Lies, damned lies, and statistics”…Mark Twain Project managers need to be very careful how they use probabilities and statistics when discussing their projects. Individual projects […]
5 Things to Consider when Initiating a Mega-Project
Mega-projects (aka, massive strategic initiatives) are not just big projects. The scale and complexity of these undertakings can overwhelm the typical enterprise. To successfully execute […]
Closing the Project: 10 Ways of Embedding Lessons Learned in the Organizational DNA
The value of the project lessons learned process is to transform information into actionable knowledge to improve the outcome of future efforts. If we […]
The Lifeguard Analogy, Mindfulness, and the Project Manager
Lifeguards are taught to only go into the water as a last resort. Going into the water puts both the lifeguard and the victim at […]
4 Ways to Shorten a Project Schedule
Every project manager can construct a good project schedule. Great project managers can take that same body of work and deliver it more quickly without […]
Owning the Issue: A Profile in Courage
At the weekly executive operational review meeting, the atmosphere was tense. We were having issues with the order processing systems and the sales reps were […]
Closing a Project: Ask the Right Questions
“Asking the right questions takes as much skill as giving the right answers.” Robert Half It is generally accepted that a conducting lessons learned meeting […]