International Project Management Day postponed to November 15, 2012
Join us on November 15, 2012 for what is arguably the largest virtual project management event in the world! Last year over 30,000 professionals attended, with rave reviews. This year we hope to reach over 50,000. Once registered, you will have access to over 30…
PMI Global Congress – Session Overview
In a recent online discussion on LinkedIn a number of people have expressed their surprise that it is difficult to find an overview of all sessions at the PMI Global Congress North America 2012 in Vancouver (October 20-23). I admit that I, too, had a…
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…
Building Performing Teams [Presentation]
PMI Global Congress EMEA, Marseille, France, May 2012 Please join me for my presentation on Wednesday May 9, 2012 at the PMI Global Congress EMEA in Marseille. I will be speaking about The 5 Team Leadership Principles for Project Success and how they can help…
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. …
Ethics and Project Success – Free Webinar on Dec 21
I invite you to my new webinar „Ethics and Project Success“ which I will be conducting for the Ethics in Project Management Community of Practice of PMI on December 21, 2011 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Local Time (UTC +0100) (1 hour), i.e., 12…
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. …
The 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas – What a great event! – Part 1
The 2011 PMI Global Congress North America in Dallas is history. Time to look back and see what I took back from this conference. Overall, it was yet another GREAT conference. It is impossible to describe all impressions and lessons learned. It would fill volumes. …