Do your performance evaluation and recognition systems support cross-functional teamwork?
While it is usually Wally who openly expresses those thoughts which we normally keep to ourselves, Dilbert is letting his inner voice do the talking Read More…
Tag: improving project management
Don’t be like a squirrel hiding nuts with project lessons!
As weather gets colder, it is common to see squirrels digging holes to bury nuts and other food items to feed themselves when resources becomes scarceRead More…
Horror movie lessons for managing project issues
My formative years were the 1980’s which were the heyday for slasher film series such as Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street. With HalRead More…
Progress is the secret sauce of motivation…
I’ve written about many drivers of individual motivation. Receiving regular recognition (Early Saturday morning alliteration!), effective empoweRead More…
I, for one, welcome our new PM AI overlords
A frequently asked question in the main ProjectManagement.com community discussion group is about the perceived impacts of machine learning on projecRead More…
The importance of radical candor for delivery teams
Kim Scott’s bestseller is normally read as a guide for managers but it provides equal value to the members of self-organized teams. While she deRead More…
What are some of the underlying causes of ineffective project risk management?
Since I first started to learn about project management, risk management has always fascinated me.
That characteristic of uniqueness which separates oRead More…
PMI plus Disciplined Agile might be a marriage made in Heaven
The announcement of the acquisition of Disciplined Agile (DA) by PMI is almost a month old so I thought I would share my thoughts on it.
There is no dRead More…
How open are YOU to changing your launch plans?
During the last week PMI announced that, based on the feedback they had received from stakeholders, they would be delaying the significant changes to Read More…