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Have you learned about the “Pyramid of Needs” by Maslow?  The last step is the stage of self actualization.
For 17 years I was working for a global player.  The last seven years I collected a lot of experience in international project work,  have setup a PMO and installed a project management [...]

In the previous article, “Close the Gap between Projects and Strategy”, Johnson discusses drawing the gap closer between projects and strategy. Now we explore an article by Breakthrough Performance Management, which is about tying performance metrics to business strategy.
Executive managers ask for reports that show performance measures. Technical or key performance indicators are often [...]

Glen Alleman over at Herding Cats is someone who I respect, and also works in a similar project environment as I do.  I asked Glen for his book recommendations on project management in general, and specific to government contracting and projects in the aerospace/defense arena.  Glen responded with a post on his own blog with [...]

In the previous article, “A Theoretical Framework for Aligning Project Management with Business Strategy”, Milosevic and Srivannaboon implicate a framework for alignment to achieve a competitive advantage. The next review by Breakthrough Performance Management is an article about tying performance metrics to business strategy. Now we explore the gap between the organizational components and the [...]

This is the second in a series of articles on estimating effort. In the first, I focused on definitions since I find that many people use terms such as estimate and budget as synonyms when, in fact, they are very different. Here is a brief recap of the key definitions that I will use:
Estimate. An [...]

A simply wonderful introduction video to SCRUM by Hamid Shojaee. Very well done indeed!

In the previous article, “Moving from Corporate Strategy to Project Strategy”, Morris and Jamison expand on the idea of moving strategy from the corporate level to the project level. The next review analyzes an article authored by Milosevic and Srivannaboon who support this movement of strategy through their framework for alignment between these levels.