As things grow in size, scale and complexity, you have to learn to grow with them. And that’s where we usually run into our first problem: How do we learn any of this? This practitioner reflects on the most essential perspectives and skills that determine what it takes to get projects done.
Be the Project Manager You Want to See in the World
What does good leadership look like? What does good project managership look like? Perhaps more importantly, what does ideal project managership look like? There are at least a dozen characteristics we should strive for…
Business Analysis Isn’t a Role, It’s a Mindset
Business analysis is perceived as a role with a great deal of cachet and is deemed to have a fair bit of value. This author’s challenge to that perspective? Business analysis is far less of a role than it is a mindset.
Disruption Is Overrated
While disruptive innovation started life as simply one model or approach to innovating, it’s quickly evolved to be the only game in town. If you’re not disrupting, it would seem, then you’re just not innovating. How did we get from there to here?
Intelligent Deviation
There’s a very interesting thing that happens when organizations get to the point where they have a formal process to do something: They expect everyone to follow it. And that’s a mistake.
What We Still Get Wrong About PM Education…And How to Get It Right
Since the advent of project management, there’s been a lot done in terms of education, training and skill development in the field. We should be getting it right by now. We’re not.