Back to Basics, Part 4: Project Phases
Project success remains elusive despite the array of methodologies, frameworks, practices, and tools available. Better outcomes will come from mastering and consistently executing foundational practices. […]
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No Zombie Project Management
Zombies are the walking dead. They are unresponsive, lifeless, and apathetic. Zombie project managers simply go through the motions. They follow the rules and practices […]
Simple Rules: Make it Easy
Leaders create the ecosystem where teams can thrive and succeed. My article, “Simple Rules for High-Performing Teams,” describes how managers can build productive, committed, and innovative […]
Projects…Start with What & Why
What are we doing? And why are we doing it? These are the first two critical questions that must be asked at the start of […]
Creating Accountability
At the beginning of my project management classes, I ask participants if they have any big, burning questions. Accountability always tops the list. Project managers […]
The Cookie Post…Great Leadership
Sometimes, great leadership appears effortless. The leader’s actions seem intuitive and simple, yet the impact is powerful. I was inspired by US Navy Captain Chris […]
Scaling Your Project Management Career
Project managers ascend the career ladder based on accumulated experience-derived wisdom and managing progressively larger and more complicated efforts. A typical trajectory involves moving from […]
Project Decision-Making
Making good decisions is a critical project management skill. The challenge is to create a fair, efficient, effective, and transparent process for our teams and […]
Taylorism: Then & Now
Frederick Winslow Taylor shaped the field of management science. He believed systematic and scientific methods could be applied to managing operations and production. His work […]
Simple Rules for High-Performing Agile Teams
Servant leadership and self-organizing teams are foundational Agile characteristics. However, defining these principles is like explaining gravity to a child—clear, tangible descriptions are elusive. The […]