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 […]
Tag: Management
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 […]
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 […]
Effective Time Management for Project Teams
“Time is the scarcest resource, and unless it is managed, nothing else can be managed.” Peter Drucker Time is our only finite resource. We cannot […]
Project Management…Words Matter
Words matter. Even in project management. Words can carry meaning far beyond their formal definitions. Connotation and perception can have unintended consequences. Even basic project […]
Project Management & AI: Bring It On
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform project management. Gartner estimated that AI may replace 80% of project management activities by 2030. A recent article in the […]
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 […]
The Evolving Arc of Management
To successfully transform our organizations and adopt new ways of working, we need to understand how we got here. The study of management is a […]