July 13, 2010 | In: Project Management
It's morning, you are late for work, you grab your coffee and hop in the car to get on your way. You check the rear-view mirror to make sure nothing is behind you. You also check the side mirrors to make sure both sides are clear. You begin backing...
May 28, 2010 | In: Business, Project Management, Strategy
As more companies are taking on green initiatives, many are looking to reduce their carbon footprint. In most cases, this means having less office space and computer systems to power. With the shrinking real estate for these companies, the employees...
May 24, 2010 | In: Project Management
In Project Management, we have a number of sayings that hold true to form and others that are just funny, but true. See, in our world, things don't always go as planned (SURPRISE!), so it is our duty to warn others of things to watch out for as well as...
April 21, 2010 | In: Project Management
I happened to catch a Charlie Brown episode on TV the other day. It was one of those with Charlie Brown and Lucy playing baseball. As it always happens, Lucy had a fly ball coming to her and she missed it.Charlie Brown later asked her what happened. ...
April 16, 2010 | In: Project Management
IT project managers are often tasked with a number of tasks when it comes to managing projects. We lead projects in infrastructure design and build, desktop upgrades, software upgrades, and software development. Under traditional project management,...
April 8, 2010 | In: Project Management
How many of us have been handed a project that was failing with the expectation that we do whatever it takes to turn it around? Having been thrown into the lion's den on a number of occasions, I understand the pressure. What I want to do in this post...
April 7, 2010 | In: Project Management
Jason Westland wrote a guest article over on IT Business Edge where he laid out the 5 goals of a project manager. In it he defined the following as the primary goals for any project manager: Finish on time Finish under budget Meet the requirements Keep...
March 31, 2010 | In: Business, Project Management
James Callaghan once said "A leader must have the courage to act against an expert's advice." Now, while this is accurate for most, leaders of IT professionals know that there are certain facts that should not be eroded if they wish to achieve maximum...
March 3, 2010 | In: Project Management
As project managers, we are all very aware of the need to communicate to our project teams as well as our stakeholders. The basic formula for calculating possible communication channels is N(N-1)/2, where N is the number of stakeholders and/or project...
March 1, 2010 | In: Project Management
It still surprises me how often I see many organizations, large organizations, still managing their projects through the rear view mirror. Let's think about this analogy for a minute.Most of us understand the speed and efficiency we gain...