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The Four Destructive Enthusiasms Of It

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Introduction Several surveys have indicated that IT projects – especially large ones –  fail at an alarming rate. In a paper entitled, Pessimism, Computer Failure, and Information Systems Development in the Public Sector, Shaun Gol...(more)
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If You Are A Project Manager, Get Your Pmp® Certification

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If you are like me, it doesn’t really matter how much you are making, you need a pay raise! Vicky Wrona of Global knowledge did a study of Project Manager salaries and discovered that certified PMPs recieve 15-30% more than their non...(more)
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Erasing Your Project Identity

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Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google, recently commented that at some point in the future, people may need a ’reset button’ on their identity. The basic idea he had was that when we are young, we engage in activities that we may not want...(more)
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An Inconvenient Truth

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There are many discussions around what works and what doesn’t work in the management of projects. Words like:Earned Value can’t work for our problem. I’ve seen it fail, so it can’t work.Agile is nonsense, it’s ...(more)
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"don’t Do Stupid Things On Purpose"

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Indexed  August 29, 2010
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I came across (actually Pat Richards alerted me) to an article about how Earned Value is not applicable for Software Development project. This article was in a PMI IS SIG news letter. See Pat’s post. You can retrieve the article by fo...(more)
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Mentions: Project Life Cycle    procurement    Earned Value    failure    agile   
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8 Golden Rules For Effective Project Management Meetings

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Indexed  August 14, 2010
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8 Golden Rules for Effective Project Management Meetings By Ron Rosenhead My company has been collecting statistics for several years. One of the questions is quite revealing: ‘Project meetings are collaborative events which look at achie...(more)
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Anchoring And Adjustment - Part Deux

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Indexed  August 11, 2010
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Dan Ward posted about Gray’s Paradox. When Dan describes his experience at the Baltimore Aquarium:The truth is, the animals have it right and we’ve got it wrong. When our math indicates one thing and observation reveals somethin...(more)
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Anchor And Adjustment - Part Duex

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Indexed  August 10, 2010
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Dan Ward posted about Gray’s Paradox. When Dan describes his experience at the Baltimore Aquarium:The truth is, the animals have it right and we’ve got it wrong. When our math indicates one thing and observation reveals somethin...(more)
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Cause And Effect In management

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Indexed  August 5, 2010
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Introduction Management schools and gurus tell us that specific managerial actions will lead to desirable consequences – witness the prescriptions for success in books such as Good to Great or In Search of Excellence. But can one really a...(more)
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Are Requirements Really This Messed Up?

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Indexed  August 2, 2010
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Call me skeptical, but I find it increasingly difficult to believe that ’bad requirements’ are at the heart of so many failed projects. Over the last couple of decades, there have been numerous studies released that declare poor...(more)
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The Failure Of Invariance

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Indexed  July 31, 2010
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When there is a discussion around PERT, the Central Limit Theorem, estimating durations, efforts, and costs, or any probabilistic or statistical aspect of a project, there is usually a fundamental flaw in the thought process.When we estimat...(more)
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Project Theme Songs

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Indexed  July 28, 2010
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Quote Of The Day

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Indexed  July 28, 2010
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Knowing where you are most likely to fail can help set the stage for reducing the chances of failure. - Bilal M. Ayyub, Peter G. Prassinos, and John Etherton ...(more)
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Monday Project Round-up

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Indexed  July 27, 2010
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Robbins-Gioia turns 30! Read founder John Gioia’s reasons for program failure—do they still apply today’s programs?Five tips on dealing with liars on your project.Don’t just manage the project plan, engage the team members.For job s...(more)
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The Importance Of Being A Failure

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Indexed  July 21, 2010
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This video popped up in my news reader and I thought I would share it as an idea starter. When was the last time you failed? What lessons did you take away from that failure? What habits have you made since then that will keep you from fail...(more)
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Five Agile Pitfalls

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Indexed  July 19, 2010
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Agile methods are powerful approaches that bring many benefits to how we undertake project work. However, they are not immune to misuse or failure. The following list of five common pitfalls is often seen in organizations switching to agile...(more)
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Top Ten Reasons Why A Project Fails

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Indexed  July 19, 2010
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1. Poor planning: Who are your IT managers and do they get enough opportunity to plan or under pressure from senior management they tend to think planning as a waste of time because they believe that time is better spent doing something rat...(more)
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Let’s End "old School" Estimating

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Indexed  July 19, 2010
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The standard approach to project taskl duration estimating is the PMBOK® 3 point estimate. Josh has provided several approaches to the discussion of the issues.The top two issues are:The anchoring and adjusting error occur when humans make...(more)
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Irrationality’s Upside Pt3: A ’sensible’ Bonus Struc>

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Indexed  July 18, 2010
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In parts 1 and 2 of this series, I tossed out a few examples of current and bonus structures for BAs and PMs. Then I walked through the ways the current structures failed to drive results. Lastly, I looked at alternative options that, in my...(more)
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Types Of Project Information In Construction Project Management

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Indexed  July 17, 2010
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Types of Project Information in Construction Project Management By Chris Hendrickson Construction projects inevitably generate enormous and complex sets of information. Effectively managing this bulk of information to insure its availabilit...(more)
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