The Space Shuttle And The Art Of The Project Schedule Estimate
Too many plans are based upon perfect execution and having no issues, even when no project they've ever managed has ever come close to such perfection.
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Lessons Learned From Microsoft Meeting Madness
One senior manager barked at me “Meetings are how we manage!”
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We Become Sloppy With Too Much
"I truly believe that engineers will do their best when they are constrained" -- Johny Srouji
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Your Project Plan Does Not Describe Our Real Project
What is in the tool and described in the views is an attempt to model a project, but as I said, it is NOT the project.
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The Past Is Not About Blame But About A Better Future
The past is about blame and punishment. The present about belonging, about bonding or separating.
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Trust Me You Don’t Really Need All That Data
He’s skeptical. Most customers don't really need to analyze years of data.
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Lessons We’ll Learn From The Failed Oregon Healthcare Website
The lawsuit filed against Oracle by the Attorney General of Oregon is a desperate attempt to deflect blame for their failures to manage a complex IT project.
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Forgetting The Past
Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. George Santayana
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Duh! Just Match Our Promises To Our Capability
Too many organizations just do it backwards.
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How To Escape The Project Estimation Time Trap
Even when teams achieve high accuracy for actuals versus planned, there is no good way of leveraging that data to improve the estimation process? Not so fast.
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Your Lack Of Success Is Nothing More Than A Bad Habit
What we too often do is based upon what we’ve done in the past even if what we’ve done in the past has us regularly delivering our projects months late.
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Studying Both Good and Bad Projects Ensures Our Success
Sam Walton, the founder of Walmart, was constantly visiting competitor’s stores to see what they were doing. This same idea can help our projects be successful.
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Why We Need To Measure And Understand First And Then Decide What To Do
The VP went ballistic when I reported that it took us one minute on average to review each product defect. She simply did not like working with facts.
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How To Stay A Step Ahead By Not Trying Real Hard
If we believe really hard, we certainly should be able to reduce our time by 33%! Maybe, but not by going for it all at once. Here is how we did it.
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Why We Should Plan To Fail
The business manager spoke up in an incredible and disbelieving voice “you are planning to fail?!” Yes, and it became our most successful project to date.
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