New book reviews of „Leadership Principles for Project Success“ available
I am happy to post 2 new reviews of my book „Leadership Principles for Project Success„. See for yourself what others think about the book: Patrick Durkan: http://www.pmworldtoday.net/book_reviews/2010/dec/Leadership_Principles_for_Project_Success.html Elizabeth Hurrin: http://www.arraspeople.co.uk/camel-blog/projectmanagement/book-review-leadership-principles-for-project-success/ If you are interested in reviewing the book and write an official book review,…
One of the most important keys to project success: building vision
There are many factors that contribute to project success. It starts with your attitude toward project success and your belief in success. Without a clear vision of project success, your project is likely to fail. This is why it is important that you spend enough…
Culture – the often forgotten element in Agile
As Agile project management and the concepts of Radical Management become ever more popular there is at least one important factor that everyone who is honestly interested in embracing the Agile evolution has to be aware of: know thy culture. Agile offers many methodologies, tools,…
Refreshment for weary agile teams
In a recent article on the website of the Scrum Alliance Bob Martin addresses the problem of Scrum teams which after a period of hyper-productivity faces declining productivity and team morale. His article aims to lay out a possible path back to high-performance and great…
Go and find your „Wow“ project
One can find endless examples of projects. Tom Peters (2007) goes as far as claiming that all white collar work these days is and actually has to be project work. “And not just any project, no matter how droning, boring, and dull, but rather what…
The Death of Traditional Management
Steve Denning, author of “The Leader’s Guide to Radical Management” (Jossey-Bass, 2010) has published a great article on Forbes.com entitled “Wal-Mart And The Futility Of Traditional Management”. In this article he points out the declining business numbers of Wal-Mart and compares them to thriving and…
Winners of book drawing announced
On February 11, 2011 PM Forum held a random drawing for a free copy of my book, Leadership Principles for Project Success, published last year by CRC Press in the United States. There were a total of 613 registrations from 78 countries. Congratulations to the…
Creating high-performance contexts for teams
According to Charles J. Pellerin high-performance contexts for teams have the following characteristics: Mutual respect, people feel valued Reality-based optimism, commitment People feel included, trustworthy Clear organization, accountability In his book How NASA Builds Teams: Mission Critical Soft Skills for Scientists, Engineers, and Project Teams….
Learning from Egypt: A Lesson in Leadership
History is in the making when you look to Egypt these days. It is fascinating and scaring at the same time watching the Egyptian people demonstrating against the Mubarak regime, demanding „their“ leader to step down. – This is not the place to comment on…
What is the key to effective project management and project success?
We all need and thrive for successful projects. But what does it take to get there? There is no doubt that good project management is a critical success factor. But is it really sufficient? I don’t think so. Instead, effective project management needs to have…