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…
Follow-up on leadership seminar
On Feb 21, 2011 I conducted a one-day workshop „Leadership Principles for Project Success“ in Frankfurt, Germany. It was a wonderful learning experience. Given the highly interactive character of this workshop all participants could learn a lot about the various aspects of leadership and how…
Photo impressions from Conference in Athens
Yesterday I received photos from last week’s project management conference in Athens. A project management conference and I am talking about mountains? True. The reason is simple: I am comparing a project to a mountain tour where the mission of the team is to reach…
PM Conference in Athens, Greece: Presentation available for download
Last week I gave a presentation „Leadership Principles for Project Success“ at the 5th Project Management Congress in Athens, Greece. The motto of this conference was „Project Leadership in a Project Oriented World“. There were more than 150 people attending which is considering the relative…
Another reason to attend PMI Global Congresses: Meeting friends
There are so many reasons to attend PMI’s Global Congresses. To learn about new trends, share lessons learned, networking – and meeting friends. Returning to these conferences is like homecoming. There is a family of presenters which happen to speak and attend the Congresses year…
Get inspired – attend TED
Last Saturday I attended my first TEDx conference in Mannheim, Germany (http://www.tedxrheinneckar.de). It was a great, inspiring event. TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) is a global set of conferences curated by the American private non-profit Sapling Foundation, formed to disseminate „ideas worth spreading“. … They…
„A Fool with a Tool is Still a Fool“ – Presentation
The presentation (PPT-file) is now available online at http://congresses.pmi.org/NorthAmerica2010/documents/PMT10-ppt.pdf. Feedback is highly welcome! If you are attending the PMI Global Congress in DC next week, please stop by. Reading a ppt-file is still different from attending an actual session. Besides some slides will be different…
A fool with a tool is still a fool – Article
I have just finished preparing my presentation for the upcoming PMI Global Congress North America in Washington, DC. On October 10 I will be speaking about „A fool with a tool is still a fool: Overcoming possible pitfalls of introducing collaboration tools“. Abstract: Collaboration is…
A fool with a tool is still a fool
„A Fool with a Tool is Still a Fool: Overcoming Possible Pitfalls of Introducing Collaboration Tools“ – This is the title of my lecture at the PMI Global Congress North America in Washington, DC this coming October. Collaboration is and always has been a central…
Agile SAP Integration
Yes, agile and SAP. It may not fit together at first sight but is it possible? Why not!? I posted this question on the PMIAGILE yahoogroup a couple of weeks ago. Today I have finally received a response. I was pointed to a presentation at…