It’s a Plan, Not a Grocery List
It’s a Plan, Not a Grocery List By Kerry Wills Creating a project plan is an art; it really is. A plan should be a facilitated inventory of all deliverables with associated activities organized...
Category: Project Management Musings
What Could a Project Manager Possibly Teach Me?
What Could a Project Manager Possibly Teach Me? By James Lawther My wife is a project manager. She is Prince 2 certified and horribly organized; organized to the point of perfection. The problem with...
Enough is Enough: Planning is Important, But…
Enough is Enough: Planning is Important, But… By Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation Over and over we hear how inadequate we are in planning our projects. Lots of people judge it to be this...
Why Project Management Is Difficult
Why Project Management Is Difficult By Skip Reedy Project Management made a huge leap forward fifty years ago with the Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT). Since then, computers...
IT Project Failure: Can We Blame the Techies?
IT Project Failure: Can We Blame the Techies? By Carol A Long The business commentators have noticed: IT is not giving most businesses the benefits they claim IT should. The projects themselves bring change...
You’re a Project Manager, Not Superman
You’re a Project Manager, Not Superman By Brett Harned Project management can be a balancing act. On one hand, you’re the Clark Kent type, sitting at a desk prepping a project plan or status report...
Project Failure: Cobb’s Paradox
Project Failure: Cobb’s Paradox By Lynda Bourne Cobb’s Paradox states, “We know why projects fail; we know how to prevent their failure – so why do they still fail?”. PMI has recently published its...
Project Estimation: Two Conflicting Trends
Project Estimation: Two Conflicting Trends By Jed Simms In a number of organizations I have noticed two conflicting trends: Organizations want business cases produced earlier (to prevent wastage of funds) Organizations want increased estimation...
The Increasing Complexities of Projects
The Increasing Complexities of Projects By Kerry Wills I have spent my entire career on technology projects. I am convinced that projects are more complex than ever… Many technology layers (e.g. front ends, services,...
On Caring More About Your Project Than Your Project Sponsor Does
On Caring More About Your Project Than Your Project Sponsor Does By Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation It’s no secret that project managers don’t hold all the authority that is required to keep a...
