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 …
Critical Chain Project Management — Estimating and Scheduling Read More »
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Why do IT Projects always seem to be Troubled Projects? Read More »
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 …
Common Mistakes Business Analysts Make as a Facilitator Read More »
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 …
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, …
Certifications – PMI-ACP or Disciplined Agile – or both Read More »
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 …
