I remember when I was introduced to networking. It sucked! I was uncomfortable. I was actually shy and didn’t know what to say or do. Most people that know me today wouldn’t believe it. But it’s true. Before I share with you what I consider the most important networking best-practice, I’m going to share the […]
I love this metaphor to help leadership, management and project teams all see the forest for the trees. Here are the key points I share: Nobody will remember the turbulence, if the plane arrives on time and in the right city! I used to fly quite often. One of my frequent destinations was New York. Depending […]
Recently, we’ve introduced Commitment Based Estimation to a couple of our software teams. Typically, this helps a team provide highly-accurate estimates. These teams go on to deliver successfully by meeting these estimates.
Recently a consultant asked me if I encourage teams to do a project postmortem or retrospective once a project is done. The goal is to review what worked well and what didn’t.
Every team needs a process they can embrace because they know that process will get them to the desired result.
How about a project glossary that is used to explain the intention of a word, not just to define it? Learn how a project glossary can help create alignment.
In previous posts, I have discussed best practices around Change Control. Or, maybe I should say “lack of best practices” since so many organizations either fail to follow a defined process or simply don’t have one.
Learn how to prevent a “death march” by knowing and recognizing limitations of all forms.
Are you a solutioner or a supporter? Uncover the difference and how to work together to set your teams up for success.
Change controls don’t mean that the project has to go off the rails. Check out some of these best practices to manage and implement change.