Category: Project Management Musings

The Ailments behind Project Failure

The Ailments behind Project Failure (#2 in the series Decoding the DNA of Failed Technology Projects) By Robert Goatham Ineffective decision making, dysfunctional decision making and the problems that inhibit effective communications are the...

Killing Political Projects

Killing Political Projects By Johanna Rothman Recently, we talked about avoiding dead projects. Now it’s time to talk about the hardest project category: the political project. Killing political projects is difficult, because it’s not...

Bring Energy to Your Project

Bring Energy to Your Project By Pawel Brodzinski It’s a typical situation when after weeks or months of working on a project energy is systematically drained from the project team. The initial enthusiasm is...

Why Projects Are Late

Why Projects Are Late By Barry Otterholt There are as many reasons for projects being late as there are dimensions to the human personality, since the reasons ultimately stem from human perception and the...