In an ideal world, the business analyst and project manager work seamlessly together to help the business achieve the most valuable solution.

The ideal world rarely happens. Read more »

Whenever I tell people that I am both a PMP and an Agilist, many look at me as if this had to be some deep, dark secret.

How could one study and practice a formal project management methodology and also use Agile? Read more »

Guest post by Erika Flora
Years ago, I heard this great quote that has really stuck with me and become somewhat of a mantra. It is as follows:
There is no limit to the good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.
General of the Army George C. Marshall

What a fabulous concept! Often, we [...] Read more »

Especially when it comes to project driven organization, what is the purpose of line manager? I read a book regarding this, the more I read about it the more I see the conflict and confusion between project manger and line manger. How can line and project managers work together effectively? Read more »

Happy New Year everyone!  I live in California, so my snowmen have to been made of something besides snow, as you can see.  I do hope you are not succumbing to the temptation to sink into doom and gloom due to rampant forecasts of imminent and long-lasting economic disaster.  Resist the urge!  It’s a mood [...] Read more »

As a Mom, it is important to know exactly where everyone is at any given time, how long they are going to be there, and what they are doing while they are there. Other than that, it’s pretty simple.

As a Project Manager, it is important to know exactly what task each project resource is working on at any given time, how long they will be working on that task , what they are doing and why they are doing it. Other than that, it’s pretty simple. Read more »

There is often a misconception that managing an IT project is difficult. Avoiding the common pitfalls of IT project management is not rocket science, it is simply a case of taking some sensible measures. This article identifies 5 killer mistakes of project management and their solutions. Read more »

It’s said there are no new project management sins, just old ones repeated. It’s also said that we don’t learn the lessons from past projects and this must be true, otherwise why would we keep making the same old mistakes? Read more »

Project management as a whole has paralleled somewhat the changes we have witnessed in photography. Project management also has been a skill for the few, with the barrier to entry being quite high. However, the barriers are being reduced and the chance for abandoning “point and shoot” project management is here! Read more »