Road Trippin’ Organizational Change: The Beginning
Most organizational change efforts do not succeed. They fail to achieve the desired results. They are disruptive and sometimes leave the company worse-off. An oft-cited […]
Category: Project Management
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The Daily Stand-Up Meeting: Best Practice
Lean and Agile organizations have harnessed the power of the stand-up meeting as a valuable process tool. The stand-up is an efficient and effective way to […]
Kanban 101: Improving How We Work
Kanban is a versatile and powerful tool to help you manage your work. It can be used to track personal projects, complex operations and large programs; for […]
Create a Learning Environment: Profit from Your Mistakes
“All good lessons come at a cost. Try to learn them inexpensively.” Howard Zucker When I made a mistake as a child, my father would […]
Improving Communications with DISC
“Improving Communications with DISC,” George Washington University’s Masters of Project Management Program Webinar, October 30, 2018. Communications theory tells us that communications are about the […]
Forming a Team? Plan for Success
Remember the last time you joined a new team or organization. What was it like? Was it awkward? Did you make decisions easily? Were expectations […]
Conducting a Successful Brainstorming Meeting
Well facilitated brainstorming sessions are amazing. A creative, sharing atmosphere is built. Numerous ideas are generated. Participants feel productive, valued, and are enthusiastic. By contrast, […]
An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure
Ben Franklin was a an American founding father, inventor, diplomat, and philosopher. He also wrote Poor Richard’s Almanac which contained information for farmers and timeless adages. […]
Value of Visual Inspection
Recently, my wife and I took a trip. We were at the airport. Our flight was delayed. She was sitting with her back to the […]
Project Portfolio Management: Simplify the Selection Process
Many organizations struggle with project portfolio management (PPM). On the face of it, portfolio management should be easy. We want to align our fi\unding decisions […]