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Can personal shortcomings undermine recovery? (Mini Case Part 1)
I concede that projects can recover — at least for a time — without sustainable personal and professional behaviors in place. Heroic measures to catch up on accumulated technical debt, more testers to...
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Quote of the Day: P.G. Wodehouse
Of all sad words of tongue or pen, the saddest are these, ‘It might have been.’ – P.G. Wodehouse, Leave it to Psmith Filed under: PMO Tagged: p g wodehouse, sad words
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How personal shortcomings undermine recovery (Mini Case Part 2)
Unfortunately, our quality control processes didn’t fare so well. We did get sufficient testing resources for the first rollout, but a couple of process owners only delivered under protest. For you...
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Why personal behaviors impact testing
My last post used testing to illustrate the consequences of questionable personal behavior on a business situation. Quality is susceptible to personal and professional gaps that interact to amplify...
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Quote of the Day: Umberto Eco
Would it, too, go according to plan, or would it go according to The Plan, which now was no longer mine? – Umberto Eco, Foucault’s Pendulum Filed under: PMO Tagged: Foucault's Pendulum, PM Quote of the...
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Survey: Best and Worst Project Names
You’ve asked for it…and here it is: Best and Worst Project Name Survey!Let everyone know your best and worst project names. Filed under: PMO Tagged: project names, surveys
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Become Focused by Failure
Great WSJ article by Prof. Ken Bain that takes the Cub Scout motto of “Do Your Best” to the next level. It also hits home personally. I was often praised for being “smart”, which is like being...
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Three comments on Michael Krigsman’s: The devalued future of IT in a...
I had three quick points re: Michael Krigsman’s provocatively titled post “The Devalued Future of IT in a Marketing World“. This situation is as much opportunity as it is threat, so be proactive when...
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When you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice
That snippet of Rush’s “Freewill” ran through my head after I read Michael Krigsman’s post on developers’ perspectives on IT failure. What caused my earworm? It was this section, dealing with IT...
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Not getting that promotion and handling failure
We talk a lot about the need to fail and there are lots of great nuggets of wisdom like “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.” and “Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again....
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How Do I Interview for Soft Skills?
My last post in this series responding to questions asked by participants in our recent PM Skills Webinar (the webinar recording itself is here, registration required) covered whether employers were...
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Meet The New PMCollege.com!
If you haven’t explored pmcollege.com lately, you’re missing a lot! We’ve made the site much easier to navigate, especially on mobile devices. We also keep the PM College blog hopping with new content....
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Benefits Realization: Demonstrating Initiatives’ Value
Debbie Crawford just taught a refreshed version of our Benefits Realization class. The topic is one that bedevils PMOs, largely because it takes a while to figure out that it’s not a closing phase...
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What Specific Training Do You Suggest for Increasing Leadership Skills?
NOTE: I’m cross posting a PM College blog piece from Debbie Crawford from our recent webinar on the PM Skills Benchmark. – What specific training efforts do you suggest for increasing leadership...
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Winning with Talent Management: Three Real-Life Examples
The wrong person in the wrong role costs real money. Studies suggest bad hires cost 250% of the role’s salary. In other words, a bad $100K hire will cost you $250K! And when it comes to the cost of a...
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This startup can grow metal like a tree, and it’s about to hit the big time
Paul Ritchie:Cool beyond words! Originally posted on Fortune: A Seattle startup has found a way to grow high performance metals in a cheap and energy efficient way, marking an important breakthrough...
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16 Startup Metrics
A great primer on measure your business’s effectiveness: startup or not. Source: 16 Startup MetricsFiled under: PMO
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Quotes on Saying No
Great stuff from Jonathan Becher in the link below. My favorite is similar to the Tim Ferriss quote he shared: “How you spend your time tells me what you think is important.” I don’t know how to...
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a16z Podcast: Tech’s Biggest Ideas and How They Take Hold
I really liked this pod from @a16Z…though it’s a @pmarca pod. Once he get’s rolling, you gotta be careful if you’re driving…I get lead-foot! From the website’s intro: Google, eBay, even the web itself:...
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I’ll be at the PMO Symposium 2015: Phoenix, AZ (8-11 November)
Are you headed out to the Phoenix PMO Symposium in November? We’ll I’ll be there too. I’ll be on site from about 2 PM on Sunday until midday on Wednesday. I’ll be circulating, but I’d love to be booked...
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