We all fear the presence of monsters under the bed. And as with horror films, we often don’t see what’s about to bite us until it is too late. So what monsters lurk within our projects? A seasonally spook-tacular article.
The Numbers Game
We live in a world that wants to slap the number ‘2.0’ after everything, to simplify a new and more effective way of working. Before we get to Communications 2.0, however, shouldn’t we get 1.0 right?
Creativity vs. Compliance
We live in a world that is increasingly demanding auditability. Is this getting in the way of our ability to get things done?
Doing The Right Thing: Easier Than It Sounds?
Do we know what it means to manage our projects responsibly? Are we prepared to do the right thing, even in the face of pressure to do otherwise? There is a lot of emphasis on compliance and conformity in corporate processes, but at what cost to getting projects done the right way?
Promote The Change, Not Your Project
The idea of branding projects was inevitable. For most stakeholders, the change is what’s important, not the project. Rethinking effective project communications.
How Agile Do We Need To Be?
The idea of ‘agile’ and ‘extreme’ project management is growing in visibility. Many proponents hold it up as unique and different, and needing to be applied and thought of in different ways than ‘normal’ project management. But how unique is agile from what most of us understand agile to be?