The Nimble PM

woke up this morning thinking about the fact that when I talk to CIOs many (if not most) tell me they know they don’t have the best project managers currently on staff.  My own experience would absolutely confirm this as true so the question is why don’t we fix it? Part of the answer seems [...]

It occurred to me this morning that we might need to be clearer about what the difference is between an apprentice, a journeyman and a master PM. An apprentice works with black and white. He believes all knowledge comes from an authority and must be followed exactly. A journeyman works with shades of gray. She [...]

In my last post I discussed two perspectives that will lead to better project results. In this posting I’ll be discussing the third perspective. 3) Projects results will improve as long as the project team is equipped to handle anything that might block their progress toward completion. Not sure I’ve got the statement above worded exactly [...]

Doug DeCarlo (the author of Extreme Project Management) has an interesting concept he calls project imperatives.  A project imperative is the thing or things that will cause the PM’s head  to be loped off if he or she fails to deliver.  Since good PMs are hard to come by I like the idea of making [...]

Let me begin by offering my vision of what I hope to accomplish by writing this blog.  For background let me say that for the past 12 years I’ve moderated a worldwide discussion group focused on project management.  It’s been a wonderful experience but it’s taken up what little spare time I’ve had, leaving me [...]