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…
Upcoming Workshop: Leadership Principles for Project Success
On January 21, 2010 I will conduct a workshop „Leadership Principles for Project Success“ in Frankfurt, Germany. It is an official PMI sanctioned workshop. As such you can earn 6 PDUs by attending this workshop. Workshop language will be German. The workshop will cover all…
Free Project Management Book – Drawing for Free Copies of Leadership Principles for Project Success
Drawing for 3 Free Copies of Leadership Principles for Project Success by Thomas Juli and published by CRC Press announced for PMForum’s PM GiveAways™ Program Dallas, Texas, USA — PMForum has announced that the next project management book to be given away through its PM…
Book Cover and Preliminary Publication Date
I am happy to reveal the design of my book cover: The preliminary publication date has been set to August 23, 2010. More information can be found on the Book tab.
Preliminary preface of my new book
My new book „Leadership Principles for Project Success“ is about project success. And it reveals a secret for project success: effective project leadership. It shows where pure project management falls short and why project leadership is the decisive factor for project success. It outlines five…
New discussion group on my new book
Dear friends, the February 1, 2010 deadline for submitting my final manuscript of „Leadership Principles for Project Success“ is quickly approaching. The good news is that I will make the deadline. During the last couple of weeks I have made great progress. This coming week…
Upcoming book
Today I have finished a new book proposal. I keep the title to myself – at least for the time being. Still, let me tell you about its content: The book is going to be about the 5 principles of effective project leadership and how…