Techniques

Jenga Project Management Processes

Thumbnail image for Jenga Project Management Processes by Josh May 11, 2011 PPM/PMO

Project Managers can get a little nuts about process sometimes. I mean, really.  Really crazy.  We add, and add, and add.  It feels good, I think it’s an addiction actually. But then we end up with a pile of (insert expletive) that looks like a Jenga game about to fall over. We have to police ourselves. [...]

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Small Projects: How To Rock Them

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Feeling like your small projects aren’t giving you the experience you need?  I know where you’re coming from. It’s how “accidental” project managers like us start out.  Small businesses, small projects, small teams. I’ve worked in environments like this in the past, and currently volunteer for several non-profits where this is the case.  My activities with [...]

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Your Customers Don’t Care

Thumbnail image for Your Customers Don’t Care by Josh April 5, 2011 Leadership

I was in a local cafe the other day working on a Kanban training course I’ll be making available sometime soon. I grabbed the usual coffee for fuel and then a sugar avalanche of a toffee bar caught my eye. And I bought it. Because I have no impulse control whatsoever. I chewed the first [...]

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What Do You Mean “Test the Requirements”?

Thumbnail image for What Do You Mean “Test the Requirements”? by Jennifer Bedell March 1, 2011 Requirements

Guest post by Jennifer Bedell Everyone knows it is less costly to identify defects early in the project lifecycle, but how early can we go? Typically, we create a project plan that allows for testers to become involved before the actual testing phase.  This gives them an opportunity to review the requirements and create test cases [...]

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Oracle Primavera Enterprise PPM Virtual Summit

Thumbnail image for Oracle Primavera Enterprise PPM Virtual Summit by Travis K. Anderson, MBA, PMP February 10, 2011 Change Management

Guest post by Travis Anderson Earn PDUs while learning how Oracle Primavera is adamant about riding the world of project failure. Get started by visiting the registration screen at Oracle Primavera Enterprise PPM Virtual Summit. http://vshow.on24.com/vshow/primavera2010/#home Once you get your login information, go to the Auditorium and watch Joel Koppelman, Sr. VP & GM of [...]

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6 Books To Make You a Better Project Manager

Thumbnail image for 6 Books To Make You a Better Project Manager by Josh December 31, 2010 Books

As 2010 draws to a close, the need for predictions about what will happen in 2011 about.  I have even offered my own guesses and plans here, here, and here. For this year-end post however, I offer some tools of skepticism to you, dear reader.  When it comes to predicting the future, we are all [...]

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