First off, I mention that we’ve been successful every time at getting organizations to on-time (i.e., within two weeks). Not only were we on time, but the quality of the product was dramatically improved.
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February 7, 2013 Bruce Benson
Planning
I could now readily see how we consistently repeated the same problems on each projects. This is how we got the data we needed.
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February 5, 2013 Bruce Benson
Metrics
Being always connected to our work and project often means we are constantly distracted. It doesn't have to be this way. This is what worked for us.
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January 31, 2013 Bruce Benson
Communication
It certainly sounds like the problem that needs to be solved, but is it really?
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January 28, 2013 Bruce Benson
Change Management
We need data to improve our performance and the surprising finding is that we generally already have just about all we need.
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January 24, 2013 Bruce Benson
Metrics
When [Ford’s Scott] Monty was planning what became the Summer of Taurus campaign … he wrote a rough outline of what he wanted and posted it to Yammer. Within a week, a person from an IT group that normally didn’t work with marketing was able...
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January 14, 2013 Bruce Benson
Communication
The problem is not a surprise request for a quick estimate. The problem is that we are not prepared to give quick estimates. Here is how we did it.
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January 11, 2013 Bruce Benson
Planning
Money, promotions and recognition are fine motivators but it won’t last or it will be empty unless we contribute to more than just our own well being.
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December 27, 2012 Bruce Benson
Leadership
Discipline while developing new technology might be different than optimizing current production.
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November 16, 2012 Bruce Benson
Planning
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Thirty years later, it was almost verbatim what jack Welch was still saying.
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November 6, 2012 Bruce Benson
Leadership
There is a simple notion I’ve often noticed. If I personally don’t do something regularly, then it doesn’t matter how simple it is, I will not “get it.”
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October 19, 2012 Bruce Benson
Metrics
How we came to better understand our customer's challenges and how it helped us to better help them.
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October 10, 2012 Bruce Benson
Communication
"How did you do that so fast?" I cheated back then, and these kinds of cheats (innovations) still work just fine today.
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October 2, 2012 Bruce Benson
Process Improvement
"Put another way, if you deliver the goods consistently but too quietly, you may find yourself and your organization taken for granted." The SecretCIO.
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September 24, 2012 Bruce Benson
Communication
"The problem is I’m sitting up in the stands, I’m not down in the driver’s seat where I can do something." Is this really what we want as project managers?
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September 18, 2012 Bruce Benson
Leadership
