In this post, I explained that SCRUM is not a silver bullet and that there some significant barriers to entry for organizations wanting to adopt SCRUM. In this post, I’m going to introduce Agile estimating, planning poker, fibonacci, and velocity.
Let’s say that your organization is ready to go, you’ve turned command and control on it’s ear, [...]
Implementing SCRUM…the basics – part 2
Do testers goldplate too?
Why is it always the developers who get blamed for goldplating? Most people who have worked in a project environment know that goldplating is one of the biggest contributors to scope creep. When you consider that the cost of change increases as the project timeline progresses, it becomes evident that, in addition to increasing scope, [...]
Why I’m mourning for Toyota
I’m sure you’ve all heard about the recent news with Toyota. Recalls happen. It’s a statistical certainty that companies are going to have recalls from time to time. Usually it’s something minor in nature but recently Toyota has had multiple issues regarding accelerators sticking and potential braking system issues. The part I’m in mourning about…
Do you over-deliver?
It’s something that gets a lot of lip service.
But are YOU doing it?
You will get all you want in life if you help enough other people get what they want.
-Zig Ziglar
Interview with Steven Kass (AskAboutProjects.com)
In Not the Status Report episode # 4 I talked about AskAboutProjects.com, a site similar in function to StackOverflow.com where anyone can ask questions. Answers are voted up or down and those ratings make the best answers rise to the top.
I really enjoy the site and what it offers. So, I recently interviewed Steven Kass…
Do you have questions about project management?
I am doing a few podcast shows right now, and we just released new episodes yesterday for both of them. Here comes another.
I am starting a new podcast with a question & answer format….
My first project management book: now available!
Thank you to everyone who has supported and encouraged me through the process of putting my first book out there.
I’m happy to say it is now for sale!
This is awesome!
I’m happy to announce that my friend Travis Anderson who is a frequent contributor to this site recently had an article he wrote published in the PMI College of Performance Management’s quarterly “Measureable News” newsletter.
It’s a great article on…
Performance Based EVM
Many of us have experienced frustrations with obtaining useful program performance data. It is not always an easy process of maturing project management and earned value management best practices…
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