Securing contingency reserves is the responsible thing to do!
If you have ever taken a course in project management, you may have learned the differences between contingency and management reserves. The former arRead More…
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Planning for those project disasters that no one wants to think about
Harvard Business Review published an article this week about how boards can prepare for unexpected calamities such as pandemics, natural disasters or Read More…
How do you build your brand as a project manager?
The restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic have resulted in more project managers working remotely. While this keeps everyone safe, it alsoRead More…
Nudges might lead to better project governance
(From Monty Python’s Flying Circus – Eric Idle)
If a survey of teams was conducted to find out what they hated the most about working on pRead More…
Low psychological safety might be why planning assumptions remain unstated
Scott Adams does a good job above of illustrating one of the many perils of low levels of psychological safety within a team. Dilbert is trying to raRead More…
Projects are like pizza!
Long time readers of this blog will know that I occasionally like to draw lessons from other domains to project management. I am a foodie and pizza isRead More…
Are you an unbeliever?
I was asked a very unique question by one of the learners in a project management course I taught this week: “How do I motivate my team members Read More…
It’s the end of your project, but has the moment been prepared for?
I’m sure some of you have led projects where everything appeared to be going swimmingly right up to the finish line only to find that you had soRead More…
Does your Product Owner have a high OQ?
An article from Harvard Business Review reminded me that becoming an effective Product Owner (PO) requires a lot more than interpersonal skills, empowRead More…
Don’t ignore appetite when it comes to risk response!
I’ll admit to being hyperbolic with the title of this article, but a question posed today in one of the project management LinkedIn discussion gRead More…