Misc

Theoretical Frameworks in Project Management

by Josh July 25, 2008 Misc

There are many theoretical frameworks for project management, quality, general management, etc. I’m convinced that above a particular threshold, all of them are nearly equally valid.

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Lessons Learned from Anita Wotiz

by Josh July 13, 2008 Misc

Anita Wotiz is the guest blogger this week over at the UCSC Extension in Silicon Valley Project Management blog. She published great post titled “An unrepeatable success?” Read it here. It was great to hear about the project, specifically the lessons learned and trying to relate them to my own experience. I wouldn’t write the [...]

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Moving Beyond the Triple Constraints

by Josh June 4, 2008 Misc

Dave Garrett recently wrote on the concepts expressed by Aaron Shanhar in his book, Reinventing Project Management. The gist is that the common triple-constraint model of managing cost, schedule, and scope is not enough. As I like to put it and in Goldratt’s words, necessary but not sufficient. I have not yet read Shanhar’s book, [...]

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Project Monitoring

by Josh September 18, 2007 Misc

Hello everyone! I’m sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have been going through a job change, and the last month has been hectic with getting things shored up at my previous company and (trying) to get up to speed at the new company. I recently listened to my favorite podcast, [...]

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Point 14 – Total Participation Starting From the Top

by Josh June 30, 2007 Misc

This point speaks to the need for (1) commitment from top management and (2) commitment from everyone else in the organization. Quality is everyone’s job, and if any implementation is not total, it will not fulfill its full potential. In project management, I see this point alluding to executive formation and support of a company-wide [...]

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Point 13 – Training Not Related to Job/Task

by Josh June 27, 2007 Misc

In order for continuous improvement to become organizational culture, it must also become a personal goal for every employee. Self-improvement should not be limited to immediate application, that would be an example of short-term thinking. Employees are the most important assets of an organization, and therefore require effort to retain and enhance them. On project [...]

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