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Tag: Managing Projects

August 31, 2020Agile, Blog Categories, Leadership, Project Management

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.  […]

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020Agile

Agile Project Governance: It Should be Easy

Many organizations struggle with project governance, oversight, and control.  The truth is that most projects are not successful.   Over the past 25-years, only 30% of […]

December 2, 2019December 2, 2019Leadership, Project Management

Engage Your Stakeholders

Managers and project managers are often told that “engaging stakeholders” is critical to success.  However, they rarely receive guidance on what it means or how […]

October 6, 2019October 6, 2019Agile, Leadership

Going Agile

Many organizations try to catapult into agility.  Striving to instantaneously transform their traditional practices and culture.  Unfortunately, this strategy is usually painful and often fails. The […]

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019Agile, Project Management

PMI Goes Agile

The Project Management Institute (PMI) is making a bold pivot toward agile.  As a project manager and an agilist, I am excited by these moves.  […]

August 3, 2019August 3, 2019Agile

Is Your Agile Project Healthy?

Experienced agile coaches and practitioners develop a sixth-sense. They can quickly assess the health of an agile project or team just as doctors do with […]

March 1, 2019March 2, 2019Agile, Leadership, Project Management

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 […]

January 6, 2019January 6, 2019Agile, Project Management

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 […]

December 2, 2018December 2, 2018Agile, Leadership, Project Management

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 […]

November 1, 2018July 22, 2020Agile, Leadership, Project Management

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 […]

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