Flipping the Triple Constraint
Project management theory established the Triple Constraint (aka, the Iron Triangle) as the key to project success. If the scope is known and fixed, then […]
Category: Agile
Blogs on Agile and Agile project management
Busy, But Not Productive
Everyone tells me they are busy. They are on video or conference calls from morning until evening. On average, workers receive over 100 emails per […]
Unlock Potential: Push Decision Making Down
Modern management theory is built on the premise of trust. If management creates a values-based culture, employees will make the “right” decisions. Douglas McGregor described […]
Empowering Your Teams
The virtues of high-performing teams are well documented. They are 50% more productive. They are more creative, and members are 76% more likely to be […]
Better Zoom Meetings
In one of my training classes, there is an exercise to conduct a daily stand-up meeting. The meeting should be no longer than 15-minutes and […]
Project Tools: Which to Choose?
There are many tools to help project teams manage their work, collaborate, and track performance. The number of options is overwhelming—Capterra has published over 900-project […]
“Keep in Touch”
I called an old colleague just to say “hello” and see how he was doing. We have worked together at different companies over the past […]
A Personal Retrospective
This year was like living through a 500-year storm. COVID has infected 1 in 20 Americans, and 1 in 1,000 have died of the disease. […]
Business Agility: Getting Started
Agile is now part of the general business lexicon. On the news, non-technology leaders keep mentioning the need to be “agile” or “pivot.” Even leaders […]
Considering How We Think
We are living in interesting times. All countries are struggling to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Societies are challenging their histories of racial and social injustice. […]