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Tag: Managing Projects

The Project Manager and the Scrum Master Should be Friends

Posted December 1, 2016April 27, 2017 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Project Management

There is a debate in the Agile community regarding the role of the project manager and the scrum master. These discussions remind me of a […]

Failing Fast for the Rest of Us

Posted November 1, 2016April 27, 2017 Alan Zucker1 CommentPosted in Agile, Project Management

Fail fast entered the business lexicon from the high-tech sector. It has become a powerful buzzword and has ignited a small movement. FailCon offers a […]

Successful Projects: What We Really Know About

Posted October 1, 2016April 27, 2017 Alan Zucker4 CommentsPosted in Agile, Project Management

The Standish Group has published its annual CHAOS Report on the state of software development since 1994. The Report is often cited as a key […]

Time: Conserving the Precious Resource

Posted September 1, 2016April 27, 2017 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Project Management

Time is the dominant constraint on all projects. There is a constant race against the clock. Many projects have fixed completion dates determined by external […]

Planning is a Process, Not an Outcome

Posted June 1, 2016April 19, 2017 Alan Zucker2 CommentsPosted in Project Management

The project schedule is the most recognized project management artifact. Stakeholders embrace the schedule as a sacred covenant with the team. In reality, project plans […]

Projects are About People: 7 Ways to Put People First

Posted January 1, 2016December 4, 2019 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Leadership, Project Management

Projects are about people! People, process, and technology are the essential components of any organizational analysis.  When it comes to software development, people are more […]

Project Management for Ordinary People

Posted December 1, 2015April 16, 2017 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Project Management

Most people don’t understand what project managers do! When people ask my wife what I do, she shows them my LinkedIn® profile. After “Bring Your […]

The Project Box—Evolving Beyond the Triple Constraint

Posted November 1, 2015April 16, 2017 Alan Zucker2 CommentsPosted in Agile, Project Management

Traditionally, project managers are told to optimize scope subject to constraints on time, cost, and quality. This is embodied in the expression, “better, faster, cheaper—choose […]

Questioning Gravity: Is the Triple Constraint Really Relevant?

Posted October 1, 2015April 16, 2017 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Agile, Project Management

The “triple constraint” is to project management as Newton’s Laws are to physics.  “Better, faster, cheaper—choose two” is so ingrained in the canon that we […]

5 Things to Consider when Initiating a Mega-Project

Posted March 1, 2015April 15, 2017 Alan ZuckerLeave a commentPosted in Project Management

Mega-projects (aka, massive strategic initiatives) are not just big projects. The scale and complexity of these undertakings can overwhelm the typical enterprise. To successfully execute […]

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