Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired- May 29, 2008 Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired -- No. Not me yet. The Hungry, Angry, Lonely and Tired Project Manager is a good piece on the need for avoiding "negative waves" to be effective as a project manager.via Ravenhttp://www.focusedperformance.com/2008/05/hungry-angry-lonely-and-tired.html Culture and Change- May 29, 2008 Culture and Change -- In Corporate Visibility and Environment from Atlantic Global's Programme and Project Portfolio Management Blog, a good point is made......all PPM projects have to be managed as change management initiatives. The leadership involvement and cultural change expected from stakeholders is essential for the successful completion of the project portfolio process.This echoes conversations I've recently had with Critical Chain-savvy software providers like Realization and ProChain..http://www.focusedperformance.com/2008/05/culture-and-change.html Common Sense PMBOK- May 28, 2008 Common Sense PMBOK - In A Simple Way to Put PMBOK to Work, Glen Alleman translates the PMBOK to a set of 3 to 6 questions for each of the 8 PMBOK knowledge areas. Nicely done, in terms of keeping things as simple as possible, but not simplistic. Some of the questions might not be so easy to answer, depending on your PM maturity level, but having them in front of you should move you to developing answers for your project.http://www.focusedperformance.com/2008/05/common-sense-pmbok.html Work-in-Process for Knowledge Work- May 23, 2008 Work-in-Process for Knowledge Work -- From Joe Ely..."Zero is easy to measure and observe. Impossible to fudge. And, I have found, amazingly liberating."If you wantneed to move things through your system faster, you need to minimize tying up work-in-process in queues (in-boxes). And you can't get more minimized than zero.http://www.focusedperformance.com/2008/05/work-in-process-for-knowledge-work.html Best Explanation of Credit Crisis- May 14, 2008 Best Explanation of Credit Crisis -- The Giant Pool of Money (mp3), from "This American Life" and NPR.http://www.focusedperformance.com/2008/05/best-explanation-of-credit-crisis.html New PM Blog I'm Reading- May 10, 2008 New PM Blog I'm Reading -- Raven's Brain is now a regular subscription on my feedreader. Check it out.http://www.focusedperformance.com/2008/05/new-pm-blog-im-reading.html Friday Fun - May 2- May 2, 2008 Friday Fun - May 2 --Someone had too much time on their hands - Creme That Egg! for Rube Goldberg fans - this is impressive.Hubble images of merging galaxies, celebrating 18 years of HubbleVariation on a meme theme - Muppet RollingAnimal cutenessThought I had enough for this week, but here's some un-funhttp://www.focusedperformance.com/2008/05/friday-fun-may-2.html Generalists Contribute to Success- May 1, 2008 Generalists Contribute to Success -- Steve Hardy at Creative Generalist points to some research that shows... "...there are conditions under which it actually helps to have some generalists, especially for fairly small groups, some individuals that you might think of as Jacks- or Jills-of-all-trades or multitaskers,' said Waite. 'You might actually have to pay them more and they might often do the wrong task, but if you don't have them, this whole notion of specialisation leading to greater...http://www.focusedperformance.com/2008/05/generalists-contribute-to-success.html |