How to Avoid Being Stalked By Scope Creep: The Project Charter
Scope Creep. Sometimes it’s politically motivated. Sometimes it’s intentional. Sometimes it’s a misunderstanding. But it’s always painful.
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Stay Inside the Lines to Manage Projects Effectively
Throughout the Getting Predictable blog, I talk about alignment. For many, the word “alignment” is a bit vague. Does it mean we agree? Does it mean I actively support you? If I don’t actively support you, but I don’t block you either, am I “aligned” with you? As it relates to projects, doesn’t alignment simply […]
December 9, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
Silence is not agreement; Don’t let others hold their breath
It’s not often, but I believe we have all experienced the meeting that goes too smoothly. There’s anywhere from four to eight people, trapped with each other for an hour, around our favorite conference table.
July 9, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
The 3 Great Interrupters: Meetings, Management and Drive-Bys
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.
June 20, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
Delivering Successfully is like the Matrix: It’s All In Your Head
In this blog I usually write about best practices that help set teams up for success. That is really what Getting Predictable is about.
June 17, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
Project Retrospectives: When looking forward makes more sense than looking backward
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.
January 7, 2013 | 0 comments | View Post
Winning with “Project SD”
Every team needs a process they can embrace because they know that process will get them to the desired result.
October 11, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Announce Changes and Avoid Wig-Outs
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.
August 29, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Facilitating A Panel Is Not So Different Than Facilitating A Requirements Session
Facilitating a panel is not so different than facilitating a requirements session.
January 18, 2012 | 0 comments | View Post
Discovery: Going Where No Person Has Gone Before
Discovery vs. Definition. Learn how creating clear goals that everyone is in agreement on can help your projects succeed without excessive rework.
November 16, 2011 | 2 comments | View Post