Definition of Ready
Have you ever started a game or puzzle with only a few explanations of the rules? It’s like being handed a Rubik’s Cube and told, “Good luck!” I’m currently hooked […]
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Critical Chain Project Management — Estimating and Scheduling
Perhaps the most arduous task that afflicts project managers involves keeping today’s aggressive project schedules on track. Because resources are continually restricted more and more and the highly skilled, high-priced
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Why Process Models but not Data Models?
Even when a child starts to learn to read, the most simple sentences have both a noun and a verb. “Fetch the ball.” “Run, Spot, Run.” If we take this
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Bad BAs or Bad Assignments
Often a Business Analyst (BA) gets branded as being a bad analyst as a result of a project effort that has gone astray. Fortunately most of the time it is
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Celebritize Yourself
Just finished reading a wonderful book by Marsha Freidman, Celebritize Yourself that describes a three step method to increase your visibility at work. I feel that after seven years of
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Why do IT Projects always seem to be Troubled Projects?
When most people speak of IT project efforts it is very hard to find a positive, enthusiastic response. Unfortunately most of the projects that are considered “IT Projects” seem to
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Common Mistakes Business Analysts Make as a Facilitator
In agile projects, as well as other projects, the business analyst can elicit the business requirements more effectively by facilitating the meeting rather than interviewing stakeholders individually. Here are some
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Ten Lessons for Leading During a Crisis
One thing I like to do is to read books on topics from other industries or disciplines that are related to project management and this week I read a book
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Certifications – PMI-ACP or Disciplined Agile – or both
Since PMI acquired the Disciplined Agile certifications, there is often the question regarding the future of the current PMI-ACP (Agile Certified Practitioner) certification. I will try and provide my understandings,
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The Project Manager: Champion of Change
A natural by-product of any project is the inevitable changes which the organization will have to cope with upon project completion. Besides being a master of tasks, the project manager
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