Mike Griffiths on Agile Project Leadership
Mike Griffiths has a great post about Agile Project Leadership worth checking out. An excerpt worth sharing is: Management is concerned with mastering the
Management of Projects
I've recently decided to stop calling myself a Project Manager and start calling myself a Manager of Projects.There is a difference as I hope you will see
Anyone up for some Self-Promotion?
Of course :) My blog post titled "The Problem(s) with Linear Thinking" made it into this week's Carnival of the Capitalists, which was hosted by David
Earned Value Management – More than a “buzzword”
In my post titled "Earned Value Management - The next "buzzword" I belittled Earned Value Management (EVM)...and now its time to eat some crow, although
Agile Project Management Resources
Brad Appleton has a great list of resources listed on his blog. The list, titled Lean Software Development Resources provides links to a ton of books,
Building Trust
The blog "Slow Leadership" recently had a good post about Building Trust. An excerpt from the article is: Trust is an essential basis for a productive,
A review of Drucker's "They're not employees; they're people"
I was asked by a former professor to write a review of Peter Drucker's "They're not employees; they're people" article to provide as an example to his
Becoming your Client
Do you ever take a break, step back and look at the world from your client's viewpoint? I suspect that many successful consultants do but I sometimes
Critical Thinking Definitions
As a follow-up to my post titled "The Problem(s) with Linear Thinking", I had the intention of writing a post to share some thoughts on Critical &
The Problem(s) with Linear Thinking
Question: Want to know one of my pet peeves (hint: re-read the title of this post)? Answer: Linear Thinking (Books on Linear Thinking). What is linear
Great Book Reviews Website
I'm not a big fan of pushing 3rd party products and/or services on this blog but I feel like I need to do this. 800-CEO-READ is a website dedicated to
Finding the Ideal Client
Everyone wants to work with the ideal client, but how many consultants and entrepreneurs out there can afford the luxury of holding out for this mythical
Deming had it right 60 years ago
Still continuing my reading on Agile Project Management and ran across W. Edward Deming's famous "Fourteen Principles of Management" again (for the
The Agile Manifesto
Spent some time today reading over some Agile Project Management blogs and articles and found the Agile Manifesto. The "Principles behind the Agile
PMThink! – Leadership Practices
A great post over on PMThink! titled "Leadership Practices: Sound Advice" that is worth sharing. The post discusses a recent article in CIO Magazine
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