Category: Project Management Musings

I bumped into Sir Alex Ferguson (literally) at the airport the other day. He was a pretty good footballer in his day, but what he undoubtedly did best was manage. I might have missed...

Why Successful Project Management Is So Illusive By Ammar W. Mango A lot of what experts say seems like common sense: “Plan well,” “communicate with team,” “manage your stakeholders,” etc etc. All of it...

The Cloud Has No Clothes! By Joanne Wortman Everybody remembers the classic fairy tale where an emperor and his people are conned in to believing he was attired in a fantastically beautiful set of...

The Influx of Project Managers into Project Management By John Laverick With the current economic climate which has resulted in high level professionals suddenly finding themselves unemployed, it’s not surprising that the number of...

Most of what we do as project and program managers is inherently complex, if not always immediately obviously so, particularly at the start of a project. The Complexity Curve The key to understanding and...

Talk Like a Project Manager By Jennifer Whitt A particularly helpful resource for project managers is The Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide) by PMI, the Project Management Institute. There...

I learned a new word today … chromatophobia (the fear of colors). Millions of years of evolution have instilled in us an innate fear of the colors red and yellow, often with good reason....

Project Management – A Culture of Truth-Telling By Mandy McGill, Northwest University As a project manager it is you job to create a culture where truth telling is not only encouraged, it’s rewarded. This...

Project Management – Predicting the Future: A Thankless Job! By Susan Peterson There probably aren’t any job descriptions for project manager positions that contain the requirement “Must possess keen ability to accurately predict the...