Project Management
June 16, 2010
Even if you follow all the practices laid out in Holding People Accountable (Part 1), you may still find team members failing to deliver as promised. […]
June 10, 2010
You’ve heard the talk in the hallways. “He’s not holding so and so accountable.” “They never deliver on time.” “If I were the project manager I’d […]
June 3, 2010
One of Systemation’s most highly sought after single discipline classes within project management is risk management. Directors are hot on it; they feel their PM’s are […]
May 12, 2010
We’ve talked about how useful the project triangle (RIP: The Project Triangle) is for understanding the dynamics between scope, time, and cost on projects. Now we […]
April 14, 2010
Really? With such a preponderance of project management literature it is hard to believe there are only five pillars of practices that a PM has to […]
March 26, 2010
It’s amazing how a simple tool such as a project schedule, with multiple tasks and a project completion date, can create so much shame or joy […]
February 23, 2010
Most everyone starts their project with a schedule. They define the work that needs to be completed in the form of activities with varying levels of […]
February 3, 2010
We’re all very familiar with baselines in life. We may not call them by that name, but they’re all around us. They tell us when we […]
December 15, 2009
All project managers see their job differently. Some are very lofty in describing their role; others seem lost still trying to discover it. There is talk […]
November 11, 2009
Putting a strategy together is very rewarding. Whether it’s for your division, department, or small business, it gets you thinking about the future and all the […]