Posts Tagged ‘Project Management’
Are Your Project Managers Problem Solvers?
It does not matter how good your planning is or how well you’ve put your project plan together, there will always be unforeseen circumstances that need to be resolved! This is the eight blog by Mat-Thys in the series “Managing Projects: The Forgotten Art Of Influencing People To Get Results” The problem-solving process is normally…
Read MoreAlignment, Alignment And Alignment!
Whenever we get involved with a team to help them to rescue their project, we quickly encounter the term “not aligned.” I mean this happens 100% of the time, which means there is always an element of misalignment. Here are a few examples: Misalignment of the customer’s expectations to those of the project team. In…
Read MoreScope Creep
Whenever something goes wrong in a project’s performance it is often blamed on “scope creep.” Scope creep has become such a familiar feature in project management that it is mostly accepted as the correct reason and even worse, being accepted as a fact of project life. The prevailing belief is that it cannot be helped,…
Read MoreThe Unintended Consequences of Putting a DevOps Team Together!
It is difficult to get teams to collaborate under normal Management situations, let alone having to collaborate effectively in a multifaceted and time pressurized DevOps situation. I have personally found in DevOps problem-solving situations it is really effective to ask the question “What makes sense?” “What makes sense?” I am sure you would be surprised…
Read MoreGet “Close” To Your Most Important Stakeholders
It is a serious mistake to assume that all resources allocated to your project are equally motivated to see your project becoming a success. It could be possible that a critical resource does not have any insight or interest in your project whatsoever and they are one of the resources to deliver a critical component…
Read MoreProject Success Lies In The Details
We normally say, “The devil lies in the detail” and that is the exact same impact if you are not being specific in what you do in project management or even more precisely when you are managing projects. This is the fourth blog by Mat-Thys in the series “Managing Projects: The Forgotten Art Of Influencing…
Read MoreWho Is Accountable?
Why is this so difficult to get? Accountability is normally not fully understood and I’ve found in many cases this continues to be the situation for not having adequate accountabilities for project objectives and outcomes. There tends to be a misunderstanding between the terms of accountability and responsibility. This is the third blog by Mat-Thys…
Read MoreManaging Projects: The Forgotten Art Of Influencing People To Get Results
Yes, it is different! Project Management practices have evolved into highly professional techniques and tools, but sadly the “managing” part for some reason lagged behind and never enjoyed the same status. This is especially true in the IT community. “MANAGING PROJECTS” Is this a Freudian slip or is it different than PROJECT MANAGEMENT? This is…
Read MoreAlign Stakeholder Expectations… Or Be Prepared To Deal With A Toxic Fall-out!
This is where all the trouble starts. When we asked project managers what they would like to fix first they always answered without a doubt, “the varied project expectations and outcomes/deliverables that most of our stakeholders do not agree on.” This is the second blog by Mat-Thys in the series “Managing Projects: The Forgotten Art…
Read More6 PRINCE2 Principles to Use outside the PMO
A recent AXELOS PPM survey revealed how useful PRINCE2 is to professionals in the project management office (PMO). But how useful is it to those working outside the PMO? PRINCE2 gives you a structured approach to delivering something required by the project management office (PMO), regardless of what that something is. But it’s not only…
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