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How Fast Can You Fail?
It seems counter-intuitive to want to fail fast, but if you stop to think about it, it’s far preferable to failing slowly. Killing a bad project early is superior to letting it run and not meet...
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Listen Better
Most people (including me on this blog) tend to talk about communications from the point of view of the person delivering a message or taking the active role. This 8 minute video is interesting,...
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Read Better
We have all been taught to read and, a fairly involved process that culminates in the teenage years if not sooner. However, we then remain stuck with those reading habits . It’s worth taking time to...
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The Perfect Game
Last month I was at a baseball game on a hot August afternoon. The pitcher was doing pretty well, but there had only been 22 perfect games in the history of American baseball (which is a little under...
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True Requirements
Perhaps no task is more complex in project management than requirements gathering. The main challenges are with stakeholders asking for things they don’t need, and failing to ask for things that they...
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Book Review – 18 Minutes
The world already has no shortage time management books, but 18 Minutes from HBR columnist Peter Bregman offers a concise and personalized account of becoming more productive. The book makes a strong...
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The false choice between process and agility
Now Starbucks print warnings on their straws. “Not recommended for use in hot beverages.” Relentless rules, caveats and documentation are not likely to feed agile processes and innovation. Agility...
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Planes, Trains and Projects – The Lateness Problem
Projects often come in later than expected. It depends on who you ask and how you measure, but 68% is a reasonable guess for the proportion of late projects. The cost of having a schedule Arguably...
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Three myths of project management
“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” Mark Twain Here are three ‘truths’ of project management that need to be examined more...
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Project Failure – Edinburgh Tram Project
Edinburgh Castle The Edinburgh Tram Project exceeded budget by 52% and is the subject of an enquiry. The issues with the project appeared to occur for two major reasons. Optimism Bias The project was...
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