Estimating Reality
Estimating how much work there is in the project, and how long each part of it will take, is a…
PM Concepts: Awareness and Control
I’ve been giving some thought recently as to what lies behind the work we do as project managers. Too often…
The World Is Talking – But How Do You Get Agreement?
The G20 summit has just ended in London, with an agreement every representative there has signed up to. The leaders…
Taking Issue
One of the important skills we need to have as project managers is the ability to handle problems that crop…
PM Concepts: Why manage projects?
I’ve been giving some thought recently as to what lies behind the work we do as project managers. Too often…
Deadline Panic!
Sometimes things like this happen. I had planned to spend some time writing a post that has been simmering in…
Identifying Risk
We've already talked about the idea of risk management as part of the project. Obviously the first requirement for the…
PM Concepts: Why Do We Do Projects?
I've been giving some thought recently as to what lies behind the work we do as project managers. Too often…
Your Project Does Have A Goal
Jurgen Appelo wrote a post a couple of days ago, Your Software Project Has No Goal. His argument was summed…
Continuous Quality
So, I've already talked a little about how to ensure quality in what you are producing. But let's take a…