Project Management Archive

  • Results Matter

    Results Matter

    Johanna Rothman posted recently over on her blog about Results versus tasks which I highly recommend.  I’ve writtten on this before myself here, here, and probably elsewhere, but Johanna offers a nice real-world example.  As a PM, manager, or any other insane  person, you cannot...

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  • Who Needs to Know This?

    Who Needs to Know This?

    How many times has this happened to you: A key task in the critical path of your project is completely out of control.  It’s not getting done, what is done is all wrong, and everything is late.  You go and talk to the person who...

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  • Projects versus Operations- who wins?

    Projects versus Operations- who wins?

    The best project management organizations and companies out there understand that projects compete for resources, and they plan accordingly.  They have governance bodies that weigh the importance of one project versus another, and they have an elaborate ranking system for establishing the priorities of projects...

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