A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth
A couple of years ago I came across the bestselling book „The Instant Millionaire: A Tale of Wisdom and Wealth“ by Mark Fisher. I openly admit that when I first heard about this book the title itself was most appealing. Reading the subtitle, it confirmed…
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…
Project Success: It’s more than just delivering project results
This is not new to experienced project managers: project success is more than just the delivery of the project results. There are a number of factors that need to be taken into consideration: time: was the project delivered on time, i.e., as planned? budget: was…
Out on a limb? Working for difficult clients – Cont’d
Dear Friends, I still owe you a response to the question what I ended up doing in the situation described in my previous post. Recall, the question I posed was, “What experience do you have advising clients which on the one hand asks you to…
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…
Compromising in ailing projects – or – the acceptance of mediocrity
We are being taught that compromising is a good thing, rather than fighting for one position over another. But is this always true? I claim that in a situation of an ailing project, compromising paves the way to mediocrity if not even doom. Take the…
Book recommendations on Introduction to Project Management
There are countless books on project management available these days. How do you pick the right one to start with? At the end of the day it is your call. Still, I can recommend the following books: Eric Verzuh: The Fast Forward MBA in Project…
Team-Building as a Means to Re-Align a Project
The next PMI Global Congress EMEA held in Amsterdam May 18-20, 2009 is approaching. This year I will be conducting two 3-hour workshops on project recovery. The workshop is entitled, „Yes We Can: Team-Building as a Means to Re-Align a Project.“ Project recovery missions are…
Lack of Project Leadership: Asking for Multiple Project Plans for a Single Project
It may sound like a simple, maybe even simplistic question: how many project plans should you have for your project? Well, “one, of course”, you may answer. And you are right. 1 project -> 1 project plan. This is simple and basic project management knowledge….
Dealing with fools with tools: Have them document it
Following up a previous post on “fools with tools” I was recently asked what I would do if a team member does not want to use a standard tool or template, let it be, for example, a change request form or an issue table in…