What are self-organizing teams?
Following up some of the questions in my last webinar on March 6 I want to explain what distinguishes a self-organizing team from a manager-led and self-governing team. Manager-led teams are defined and led by someone from the outside. A manager appoints a project manager…
Questions about self-organizing teams
Following up my webinar about „The Illusion and Promise of Self-Organizing Teams“ I gave on March 6, 2013 I have consolidated all questions asked during and immediately following the webinar. As promised I will answer each of the questions in the coming weeks. In the…
Free Webinar „The Illusion and Promise of Self-Organizing Teams“ – March 6, 2013
On Wednesday March 6 I gave a free webinar on „The Illusion and Promise of Self-Organizing Teams“ on on Wednesday March 6th, 2013 at 12:00pm (US Eastern Time, Coordinated Universal Time -5 hours). NOTE: If you happen to be one of the 989 individuals who…
Project for Passion
Today I have come across an excellent article about passion in design. It is entitled „The Game Has Changed. Design for Passion.“ and has been written by Adam Nash. While Adam talks about design thinking his observations can and should easily be applied to your…
The Power and Illusion of Self-Organizing Teams [free download]
The final version of my presentation of „The Power and Illusion of Self-Organizing Teams“ held at the PMI Global Congress North America 2012 on October 21, 2012 in Vancouver is now availalbe for free download. Please let me know if you would like to receive…
Zen of Self-Organizing Teams
Zen has been, is and most likely always will be one of the most influential, inspiring philosophies, perspectives of life. Self-organizing teams on the other side seem to be a rather modern phenomenon, some people believe. What does Zen and self-organizing teams have in common?. …
The Power and Illusion of Self-Organizing Teams [whitepaper and presentation]
Teams and teamwork are the heart and soul of every project. This is especially true for agile teams. It is not the individual performance or accomplishment that counts but that of the team. Just like in team sports the team succeeds and fails together. The…
2011 – Going Strong – A Review of a Great Year
The big and typical question you ask yourself at the end of the year how the past 12 months were, how you faired. This year it is a simple question to answer: yes, it was a great year! Or, shall I say another great year. …
The 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas – Part 3 – Take-Aways from Sessions on Leadership, Project Winners, the Learning Project Organization, and the future PMO
This is the third part of my impressions of the 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas. Part 1 talks about the conference setup. Part 2 covers my lessons learned from sessions on sustainability, ethics, innovation, and Agile. In this 3rd part I am…
2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas – Part 2 – Take-Aways from Sessions on Sustainability, Ethics, Innovation, and Agile
This is the second part of my impressions of the 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas. Part 1 talks about the conference setup. You can read it here. In this second part I am talking about my takeaways from the sessions I attended. …