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This graph is obtained from a macro created by the team that provides the corporate PM toolset for all of us. Nevertheless the values I mention are extracted from MS-Project data, so you can also do it. Returning to the weird issue, the cumulative work at point #1 is suddenly increased, being separate with respect … Read more
One of the recommendations well described in the previous commented paper: “…If the worker beleives an activity’s duration is reasonable even if it’s optimistic and the person remains properly motivated, they will change their behaviour to achieve the strech target and consequently change the outcome…” About the role of the schedule in a project: “The … Read more
This behaviour is something I have seen on software development environments but this time I have seen on projects. A PM is trying to adopt one of latest trend as the panacea for their current problems. We have told him what problems is having, but he does not want to recognize them, just change to … Read more
Which Projects are more aligned to PM methodology? Infrastructure or Application projects? During the check of the health of the projects we point to this alignment as another factor. With it, we have discovered that in general infrastructure projects follow the methodology in a better way than application projects. Why? Are the best PMs on … Read more
When dealing with a team of project managers, to work with them to improve their capabilities and be able to be consistent and equal with every body, you need a framework that enable you to have common path forward. PM10, or project management 10 is a framework we all use in CSC for the assessment … Read more
We have won a service contract that includes the execution of two projects: one for the transition of the service to the new organization and the second one to adapt the current environment to some new laws. For the first one, initially there are not big risks that can decrease the SLA during the transition. … Read more
One of the exercise I learnt about this is issue is the use of echelons of Project Goals. Placing goals into echelons also helps determine the person in the client organization that can help you achieve multiple goals. Placing these echelons allow the people to see in which step of the project they are working. … Read more
Last week I had time to attend a web conference about how to get contracts implementing your projects under agile rules. I would like to remember some of the points the speaker stressed. Sell: Visibility, the customer is the person who gets the backlog and decide the next package of features to be developed. Continuous … Read more
In the Project Management environment, the PMs, team members and upper managers each have expectations of what their relationship should be with other parties. Today I would like to list what top-managers expects from PMs. It’s a generic list, not in 100% of times is right: Assume total accountability for the success or failure to … Read more
I work planning the future all the time, not only when I’m working on a project, I love to trace the vision about the reactions of a client, how the people feel in the team, how people are tracing their proffesional careers. I suppose that almost everybody in these kind of positions do it. Sometimes … Read more