Herding Cats

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• Can PM 2.0 Cure the Common Problems with Troubled Projects?

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  In a response to the new definition of PM 2.0, it was stated Project Management 2.0 is an approach to managing projects that is brought to life by the use of Web-based, emergent, collaborative project management software and that focuses...Related posts: Sources of Program Failure Troubled Projects Using ...
  3 days ago

• petitio principii

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  petitio principii is "begging the question. To beg the question is to assume as true the thing that you’re trying to prove. Disputing this claim is not an argument against the existence of the idea be disputed. It is entirely...Related posts: It Is All About Context Discussions with Context or Domain ...
  4 days ago

• Review: The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder

  
  Tiny Little Reading Room — Authority: 115
  The Crowning Glory of Calla Lily Ponder by Rebecca Wells 4 stars Reasons for reading: I enjoyed her Ya-Ya books years ago; I like Southern lit; Fall Into Reading Challenge Synopsis (from Barnes and Noble): "In the small river town of La Luna, Calla Lily enjoys a blissful childhood under the loving light of ...
  6 days ago

• My Six Honest Serving Men …

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  Josh Nankivel is interviewed by a student from Help University College in Malaysia. One of Joshs statements rang a bell for me. When asked, "What is the greatest challenge for you as a Project Manager?" Josh said, "The specifics depend...Related posts: Back To Basics: Increasing the Probability of Project Success ...
  6 days ago

• Project Management Books

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  Andrew Filev asked on his Blog awhile back, "what Project Management books should you read?" This is a good question for all project managers. But I have difficulty with the books he listed. Which may be my same difficulty with...Related posts: Books needed for Program and Project Management (Update) 2007 Books ...
  6 days ago

• Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora

  
  Tiny Little Reading Room — Authority: 115
  The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch 3.5 stars Reasons for reading: recommended by both Renay and Owlmoose for Herding Cats Description: "They say that the Thorn of Camorr can beat anyone in a fight. They say he steals from the rich and gives to the poor. They say hes part man, part myth, and ...
  1 week ago

• PM Insight Newletter

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  Ive been invited to join an esteemed group on PMInsights, hosted by Raymond Posch to speak about programmatic risk. The authors include: Hal Macomber Michael Greer Elizabeth Harrin Bob Hartman Lee Lambert Aaron Shenhar Bill Stewart Martin VanDerSchouw I know...Related posts: Microsoft Project Certifications Insight ...
  1 week ago

• Project Success Starts with Project Governance

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  All the recent noise about PM 2.0, Web 2.0, Enterprise 2.0, then back to PM 2.0 again is supposed to be able increasing the probability of success for projects. There is no other real purpose for project management - not...Related posts: A Process Framework for Increasing the Probability of Project Success Back ...
  1 week ago

• Moab Century Ride Video

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  OK, a diversion from the heavy lifting of managing programs. There are two rides, spring and fall, in Moab Utah for the Lance Armstrong foundation. Most years there are celebrity riders. I never get to ride with them, because our...Related posts: The Century Session as Started June 16, 2008 – Along for the Ride ...
  1 week ago

• Help Wanted

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  The current edition of Aviation Week & Space Technology has an article titled "Help Wanted: Good program management starts at the top, which could be the industrys problem." The crux of the article is weve lost the leadership focus on...Related posts: Agile does Project Management for Real Reasons to Avoid ...
  1 week ago

• Herding cats is hard!

  
  Dye-abolical Designs — Authority: 115
  Tried to get the little black monster to pose for a christmas card photo. Yeah….   Right….. The demon was too distracted by my two prop assistants that he always turned his head away when I had what I thought was a good shot.  Took twenty shots, got one good one. I think I’ll try this again in the morning, ...
  1 week ago

• Capabilities Based Planning

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  One of the five process areas of our program management method is "Capabilities Planning." Heres a small picture of a moderately complex topic. In the same style of asking the Five Questions, these question need answers if you want to...Related posts: Deliverables Based Planning(sm) IMP/IMS and Deliverables Based ...
  1 week ago

• You Have To Know What Things Cost Before You Can Know What Their Value Is

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  Brian Kennemer has extensively commented on the PM 2.0 post of his experience of including cost in number in projects he is familiar with. This trigger my thinking on what the real problem is with many IT projects. It comes...Related posts: Earned Value Means Measuring Progress Against Plan Cost Not Actual Cost ...
  1 week ago

• Enterprise 2.0 and Governance

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  Andrew Filev and Dave Nicolette both have a nice posts on the motivation - or lack - for Enterprise 2.0 and agile in the case of Dave. Slide 7 of Andrews presentation asks an important question: If E 2.0 is...Related posts: Book Review: SOA Governance by Todd Biske A Framework for Operational Governance ...
  1 week ago

• Connecting Business Stratgey to Project Execution

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  There is much talk in the PM space about the connections or lack of connections between business strategy and the day to day activities of projects. There is a simple - a long active approach to this we use every...Related posts: Connecting Agile Teams with the Business Strategy Another perspective on the ...
  2 weeks ago

• PM 2.0 Link

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  PMBok Cafe had a nice post about the jargon of PM 2.0As well the PM 2.0 advocates have either failed to make or lost their connection with the core principles of project management. Theyve confused the tools of project management - be they 1.0, 2.0 ...Related posts: Technorati Link project management link-fest ...
  2 weeks ago

• Veterns Day

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  November 11th is a Federal holiday — Veterans Day — here in the United States. President Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. Seven years later, Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven years later on June 4, 1926, requesting...Related posts: e-Symposium Update – November Event takes ...
  2 weeks ago

• Veterans Day

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  November 11th is a Federal holiday — Veterans Day — here in the United States. President Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. Seven years later, Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven years later on June 4, 1926, requesting...Related posts: Semper Fi Mac This is the kind of website ...
  2 weeks ago

• PM 2.0 and the Principles of Project Management

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  Nov 9th, 2009 at 10:16 pm Josh at PMStudent asked a question if there is "One True Way" to manage projects? The answer of course is a resounding Yes, there is only one TRUE way to manage projects The project...Related posts: Why Understanding the Principles is Essential for Project Success How To Behave Like a ...
  3 weeks ago

• Let’s Have a Honest Conversation about PM 2.0

  
  Project Management Resources, Templates, Books, Tools, News :: PMToolbox — Authority: 149
  The notion that Project Management 2.0, based on Web 2.0, is one of those marketing hype approaches to selling a product, where you start with an unsubstantiated statement about PM 1.0. The book Beyond the Hype: Rediscovering the Essesence of...Related posts: Why Understanding the Principles is Essential for Project ...
  3 weeks ago

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