Thomas Juli
Another excellent podcast on project management
Today I have found yet another excellent podcast on project management. http://www.thepmpodcast.com is run by Cornelius Fichtner. I highly recommend this podcast.
A Recession = The Best Time to Start
Yes, we are in a recession. So what!? It is a normal thing in our economy. The severity may change and the present recession seems to become a big one. Still, this must not be a reason to despair, lament the present situation. Instead, it…
Busy December: a new project, 1 presentation, 5 prepared presentations, 1 publication
It has been awhile since my last post. The reasons are simple: a) I started a new project engagement, b) I was working on new presentations I plan to give in 2009, and c) I wrote a short chapter for a forthcoming book in 2009….
All work is project work
Well, not all work but most. I have recently come across an article which states this. The article can be found at http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/24/wowproj.html is an excellent read. It is entitled “The Wow Proejct”, yet goes way beyond project work. “Wow Projects”, the author, Tom Peters,…
Interview on effective leadership and creating a Team Norming workshop
I am proud and happy to announce that an interview I gave last month in Denver for the Project Leadership Podcast (http://www.projectleadershippodcast.com/ -> go to Episode 2) has just gone live. In this featured Interview I talk about leadership and creating a “Team norming” workshop….
New White Paper on Requirements Management
A new white paper on requirements management can be downloaded from our website. The url is http://www.thomasjuli.com/Outline of Best Practice Requirements Management.pdf .
Project vs. Product Management
There are important differences between project and product management as well as commonalities. The project manager: The project manager is responsible for managing the assigned project in time and in budget. Whether or not the project manager is eventually accountable for the deliverables depends on…
Agile Project Management: The Natural Way
In a recent coment I wrote, „AGILE PROJECT MANAGEMENT has been a topic at the [PMI] conference. Indeed, I believe there were 2-3 presentations on this very topic. For example, Michele Sliger, co-author of the newly published and excellent book „The Software Project Manager’s Bridge…
Effective Leadership: 3+1=4 It is
In a previous post I was contemplating about whether DELIVERY becomes a part of my definition of effective leadership. It does as it has to. For, how can you be an effective leader without delivering results?! You can’t. At the end of the day you…
PMI Global Congress – Reflections, Part I
Wow, what a conference! I cannot remember any conference or professional meeting I ever attended where there was such a wealth of knowledge, interesting people, inspiring ideas. It will take a time to digest all the information. All I can say is that I highly…