It’s not worth my while doing this…

Posted by on May 21, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

It’s not worth my while doing this…

Some of my garden tools needed sharpening and I tried to find someone locally to do the job. I could not find anyone. I went on line which proved fruitless, until I thought I hit the jackpot.   I sent an email off to the company and they came back pretty quickly and said: “I am only able to travel … Read More >

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The project manager is leaving. What will we do?

Posted by on May 14, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

The project manager is leaving. What will we do?

It has been the big news of the week here in the UK, that football’s longest serving manager Sir Alex Ferguson of Manchester United, is to retire at the end of the season on 19th May 2013. He has been in the role for 26½ years and has an unrivalled record of premiership wins, and trophies won over the time … Read More >

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PM-Foundations – Understanding the Maturity of Your Project Office

Posted by on May 12, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

PM-Foundations – Understanding the Maturity of Your Project Office

Let me start by saying that this blog post does not dive into the depths of project or capability maturity models. I am focused in this discussion on how to build a project based organization that delivers in a consistent and effective manner across the project portfolio. I run across many clients that hire, contract, and develop a team of strong project managers, and still describe situations where they are achieving mixed results in terms of the success of their projects. Although people are certainly an important element of building a solid project office, it is not the only component required to provide tangible value to the overall organization. Establishing a mature project organization represents the process of assembling the right team, supporting the team with solid processes and tools, and most importantly creating a project based culture and competency that consistently meets or exceeds customer expectations. Why is Maturity Important? Maturity within the project organization represents an enabler to improve project delivery results

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I’ve started so I’ll finish (the project) *

Posted by on Apr 9, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off

I’ve started so I’ll finish (the project) *

How many projects you have worked on or have come across that should have been stopped part way through? How many projects have suddenly outlived the original intention? How many projects are so far behind schedule that no matter how many people you throw at it, it will not be delivered by the due date? I’m talking about the stopping … Read More >

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Agile or Waterfall? 8 Tips to Help You Decide

Posted by on Apr 3, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers, Uncategorized | Comments Off

Agile or Waterfall? 8 Tips to Help You Decide

Copyright: Allitas.com If you are running a software project, one of the questions you are likely to come across is which development methodology to use. Some like to stick to a traditional waterfall approach whereas others are keen advocates of an agile methodology. In reality many projects end up somewhere in between; with a methodology that is neither extremely agile nor extremely rigid. Compared  to waterfall, these “middle-of-the-road”methodologies can seem flexible as they allow for changes to take place from iteration to iteration. Compared to agile, however, they are likely to appear rigid and far less  collaborative. When deciding on the right development methodology for your project, think about how much flexibility it should contain and which aspects you can employ from different types of approaches to best suit your needs. Examine the size of your project, the make-up of your team, the organizational culture and what you want to achieve. Then piece together the methodology to your specific needs

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