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…
6 steps to unleashing your potential: The Project Management Coaching Workbook [book review]
WARNING: This is a workbook. Do not read it if you want to read just another book on project management, project leadership, and project success. If, however, you are sincerely interested in learning what it takes to develop and improve your project management and leadership…
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?. …
Guest Blog by Neal Whitten: Some No-Nonsense Advice for Project Success
Today I want to share some of Q&As from Neal Whitten’s book Neal Whitten’s Let’s Talk: More No-Nonsense Advice for Project Success—Over 700 Q&As! which I highly recommend to anyone seriously interested in project management and leadership. Q. As a leader, is an ego…
Excellent Knowledge Base for QA Leadership and Practitioners
BQA Knowledge Base is a go-to repository of whitepapers, presentations, and articles intended to keep QA leadership and practitioners ahead of the game. Use the sorting tool in the right column to find the topic you seek. Recent whitepapers include: The Realities of Software Testing…
7 Lessons Learned from the PMP Exam (guest blog by Cornelius Fichtner)
Everyone has different ways of studying for the Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification. You may carry the PMBOK® Guide around with you, or use flashcards. You may join your local Project Management Institute (PMI)® Chapter and study in a group. Whatever your study path, someone…
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…
Book Review: A Guide to Project Recovery
Projects become more prevalent. Not surprisingly the art of project management becomes more popular. Unfortunately this does not imply that the more projects there are the more successful they are. As a matter of fact a significant percentage of projects fail or do not yield…
A New Business Paradigm
Last night I had the chance to talk with Kim Page, author of the upcoming book „From Corporate to Conscious„, about the new business paradigm moving to a more holistic and conscious leadership style. The conversation can be listened to at http://bit.ly/secSwx. I was and…