Archive for the 'Project Management' Category

Quality Is as Quality Does

Thursday, April 20th, 2006

I have a Quote of the Day block on my very own, personalised Google homepage. Usually there’s a pretty good quote that makes me go hmm, or laugh or “I don’t get it.” Yesterday’s quote spoke to me on many levels because I have worked with people described thusly,

Those who speak most of [...]

2 of 10 Ways to be a Better Project Manager

Wednesday, November 30th, 2005

As I said in the previous post on this topic one of the reasons a PM gets rewarded, traditionally, is bringing the project in on time.
On time. What the hell does that mean? The creative side of me says the work will get done when it gets done. Frankly, I think there [...]

1 of 10 Ways to be a Better Project Manager

Tuesday, November 29th, 2005

I met with a Project Manager (PM) recently and was quite refreshed by his outlook toward his job. It made me think of all the PMs I have worked with over the years; what made some good, some bad, and some exceptional. I wrote down 10 things (because who doesn’t like lists with [...]

P to the MP

Tuesday, August 31st, 2004

While my good friend Scrivs continues to talk about design when he said he was going to explore more project management topics (zing!), I thought I would talk about some PMing of my own.
Tomorrow night I start my first of 8 project management classes. At the end of the 8 weeks, I will take [...]