The ability to influence without authority is a skill coveted by any project manager. Even if a project manager has complete authority over project team members (which is seldom the case), there are still other stakeholders over whom they have no control and who need to make decisions, review or approve deliverables, or provide resources […]
As an instructor, I am happy to own the success of the learning events I lead. It is my job to understand students’ needs and then figure out how to best meet them. In addition, it’s my responsibility to do that in a way that maximizes the student experience, that is, make it fun, engaging,
The Minnesota Department of Transportation, Mn/DOT, recently completed the biggest project in its history: 3 ½ years and $288 million. And get this: It finished weeks early and was completed within 2% of original contract value. I visited the project manager, Steve Barrett, a couple of months ago and he showed me around the project
I recently learned about a new twist on an old game: Corporate BS Bingo. Everyone creates their own bingo card with their most irritating corporate-speak terms. You know, those corporate terms that get so overused that they devolve into meaninglessness. Throughout the course of a meeting or maybe the course of a week, players put
What is the value of PMP certification? I was discussing this topic with a colleague recently and found myself being somewhat defensive. Obviously, as an instructor for PMP certification, I have a significant bias toward investing in Project Management certification. So I’ve been challenging myself to ask what difference does it really make? One opportunity that
Of all the things that threaten project success, poor or non-existent sponsorship is at or near the top of the list. No sponsor? No project. Below are three keys for increasing chances for sponsorship success in your organization: 1. Show small successes. You’d probably like to see huge, sweeping change in this area, but let’s be
There have been many articles lately about the role of the BA on Agile projects. Some postulate that the BA role is closest to the product owner. After all, it is often suggested, they reside with and represent the business. They are in the best position to be the final voice when defining and prioritizing
Last month we began our “fight” by exploring two estimating techniques that are often used on both Scrum and Waterfall projects. The first was relative sizing (one kind of analogous estimating) and the second Delphi (called Planning Poker in Scrum). Scrum won both rounds (barely) because although both techniques can be used on both types
In the popular children’s book A Mother for Choco, a baby bird goes looking for its mother. He stops and asks Mrs. Giraffe, Mrs. Walrus, and others “Are you my mommy?” But to no avail. None of these potential mommies looks like Choco and so he is left alone and very sad and begins to
In my continuing coverage of BABOK® techniques, I plan to comment on all of the general and task-specific techniques. This week’s entry is about state diagrams, a fairly specific technique you may not be familiar with, but could be a source of CBAP® exam questions. It’s also a practical tool. Hopefully my word puzzle on
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