For some years now, the work I have done as a consultant has consciously tried to help customers recognize the difference between ‘planned’ and ’emergent’ in the work that they do, and particularly in the projects that they undertake. While the ideas have resonance, and people quickly appreciate the differences, gaining acceptance that they require […]
Time Management Costs
I’ve consulted in project management for a long while now, and I’m acutely aware that project management has a cost. It has a value as well, but there is a premium that needs to be paid to manage work as a project. There is work that has nothing to do with producing the results of […]
Do People Rave About Your Methodology?
What does it mean to create an organizational project management capability, rather than a personal one? What does it mean as a project manager to give up our personal tools, techniques and capabilities – those that have made us successful to date, that we rely upon as the basis of what makes us a capable […]