It’s a very strange thing, but we don’t really like success. We don’t embrace it. We often forget to celebrate it. We very frequently look upon the idea of rejoicing in success as an unproductive and unnecessary frivolity. But it doesn’t have to be this way…
Government Projects Are Different: Discuss
It is true that government projects are different…but not in the way that some argue. While it is wrestling with an entirely different animal to successfully manage the delivery of government projects, this PM argues those that do it well are some of the best project managers he knows.
Reframing Portfolio Management
If the primary reasons for portfolio management start with resource constraints, you’re probably wondering how we got to strategic alignment. And that, dear reader, would be an excellent question…
Leadership Is a Choice
That leadership takes work isn’t going to go away. And that’s what makes it a choice. It’s not that leaders are born, or that they are made. It’s that they choose to step up and make a difference, and that they persist in the actions and behaviors that result in that difference being possible.
Working Out Loud
We don’t work out loud today…and that’s a problem. Working out loud enhances communication, provides an implicit understanding of progress and status and keeps the entire team operating at a higher level of awareness and collaboration.
If I Knew I Was Going to Be a PM, I Would Have Followed a Different Path
If you were starting over again, would you follow the same path? It’s a difficult question to answer, partly because it’s speculative. At the same time, there’s some value to be gained from that speculation…