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Is there a Resource Shortage or a Priority Shortage
Communicating, Estimating and Planning, Estimating and Planning, Facilitation, Influencing and Consulting, Organizational Change Mgmt., Project Management, Stakeholders, Watermark Learning

Is there a Resource Shortage or a Priority Shortage?

When I ask students for their biggest challenges in managing projects, they usually tell me it’s the lack of people, time, or money. They just don’t have enough resources to get done what’s expected of them.  I don’t doubt it. The relentless battle cry to reduce waste and increase productivity has many project managers feeling

Who Owns Project Success or Failure
Communicating, Estimating and Planning, Influencing and Consulting, Project Management, Stakeholders, Watermark Learning

Who Owns Project Success or Failure?

Recently, a project management colleague was expressing frustration with her inability to get a project moving in a constructive direction. She commented that she knew the success of the project was her responsibility, but she felt hamstrung in her ability to get what she needed from people.  Even simple requests for information from external stakeholders

A Heavyweight Fight--Scrum vs. Waterfall Estimating Part 1
Agile, Business Analysis, Estimating and Planning, Planning, Project Management, Scrum, User Stories, Watermark Learning

A Heavyweight Fight–Scrum vs. Waterfall: Estimating Part 1

I think people like a good fight. Certainly the media seems to, not only in the world of politics, but also in the worlds of sports and entertainment to name a few. In the world of business analysis, the current fight seems to pit Agile methods against the Waterfall approach. For the next several blogs we’ll