Category: Project Management Musings
1+2=Business Success: An Empirical Business Success Formula – If There Ever Could Be One! By Ammar W. Mango Have you been to a crowded restaurant and noticed the place next door completely empty? When...
Failed Project Pilot? Chalk It Up as a Win! By Donald Patti You’ve just had a failed pilot, followed by a quick meeting with the Project Management Office (PMO). Your project was killed and...
10 Signs You’re Dating a Project Manager By Laura Barnard Here are 10 signs that will tell you that you’re dating a Project Manager: Calls the first month of your relationship a “preliminary assessment...
The Magic of Milestones By Barry Otterholt How do you know if your project is on track? What does “on track” even mean? As a Sponsor, you have other business you need to attend...
The Curse of Project Management Knowledge By Harry Hall Can I be painfully honest with you for a minute? What I am about to say may not feel good. In fact, I am certain...
Even Data Needs a Green Mentality By Dave Gordon A while back, I watched an interview with Kate Parson, a Senior Director at EMC. She was talking about Project Propel, which replaced their two...
“I Just Have To…” Project Management By survivalofthecraziest If you’ve worked in/with a software development team, in any capacity, you have heard this optimistic statement before: “I just have to and then I’m done!”...
The Fantastic Four vs. Auditman By Greg Shamieh Admit it. When you were about 9 years old, you know you wanted to be Superman. OK. Maybe it wasn’t Superman. Perhaps it was Spiderman. Or...
Optimal Project Team Size By Vesa H Autio This article is about planning the size and composition of business development project teams. It is a boring one. Don’t read any further as it does...
Social Responsibility, Again By Ammar W. Mango It is dangerous when social responsibility becomes an occasional task that we get over with; like a charity dinner, a charitable donation, or a volunteer job. With...