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Making Projects Fun

Making Projects Fun

I was once on a project with a hard-core, fire-breathing task master. He had a detailed project plan and reviewed everyone's progress to their tasks daily.  This was highlighted to me once when a team member received a personal call one afternoon.  Her daycare...

Risk Management: Three Steps

Risk Management: Three Steps

One of the most forgotten and ignored aspects of project management is risk management. The project plan and issues log get a lot of attention. And rightfully so. Those are important aspects of a project. If you don’t pay attention to the tasks that need to be...

The Skill of Categorization

The Skill of Categorization

Imagine going to the grocery store where food is just randomly put on shelves based on available space. You might find one brand of breakfast cereal in isle two, and another brand in isle seven. Instead, the grocery store categorizes their products. The produce is all...

Are You Realizing Project Value?

Are You Realizing Project Value?

I have a lot of friends who have Fitbits. They’re those wrist watch-like things that people wear to measure their heartbeat and the number of steps they take per day. Many of them compete with each other on how many steps they get in each day. The implication of this...

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