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What to do when you're handed a new project

What do you do when you're handed a new project? How do you take a "project" that hasn't been managed and manage it successfully? Here's the story. I attended a conference call for a group that I've been helping off and on. The IS&T leader, the business leader, and a few staffers have been progressing along a [...] [...]

OPPM

I've blogged about the One Page Project Manager before. In my role, I don't do a lot of direct project management any longer, but I'm more apt to advise or manage project managers. I've learned to let each PM use the tools that they prefer. There is no right or wrong in tool selection as [...] [...]

Borrowing from Agile practices to make our work "time bound"

I've written before about how my project environment is a mix of operational and project management. I'm convinced that many of us, especially in the "Cottage PM" space, exist in those environments. We are operational managers, project managers, and we often both drive the project and produce work on the project. Much of project management literature [...] [...]

Got your PMP? What's next?

So you got your PMP! Congrats! Now what? I hope that your getting your PMP is just the beginning, and not the end, of expanding your professional knowledge. But what do you go after next? Here are some ideas. 1. Consider any "ah-ah" moments you had while studying for the PMP exam. Are there topics [...] [...]

Using Scrum elements in Waterfall Project Management

OK, for both Scrum and Waterfall project management advocates, that title may sound heretical. But only if you're concerned with form more than function. One can easily leverage good practices from alternate methodologies and frameworks into your primary project approach. A good example is User Stories. In Scrum and other agile approaches, User Stories are the [...] [...]

Certified ScrumMaster Training

I recently attended a Certified ScrumMaster training class. I'm now Certified ScrumMaster (CSM). That should mean more than it apparently does. The course was a severe disappointment. An arrogant instructor using a disorganized teaching method supported by weak course materials. Still, I'm impressed with Scrum as a framework. (Woe unto him who mistakenly calls it [...] [...]

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