Comments on: Communication And Project Leadership: The 2009 Model http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html Welcome To Shrinkonia. Sun, 13 May 2012 19:09:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Bas de Baar http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html#comment-1641 Bas de Baar Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:14:41 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2250#comment-1641 Hi Geoff! Thanks for the exciting response! :) I appreciate the link, the video about trust is fabulous. Great minds think alike. Or is it "weird" minds? :) Hi Geoff! Thanks for the exciting response! :)

I appreciate the link, the video about trust is fabulous.

Great minds think alike. Or is it “weird” minds? :)

]]> By: Geoff Crane http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html#comment-1640 Geoff Crane Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:17:39 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2250#comment-1640 How seriously fabulous. I am so thrilled to have found this blog. Bas, your thoughts reflect my own so much I feel completely vindicated when I repeatedly hear people ignoring the human aspects of projects in favour of yardsticks. I think I even made the same multi-scale diagram as you in my video on trust on projects here: http://edge.papercutpm.com/2009/12/why-id-rather-you-go-play-in-the-traffi/ Projects are about people. Work just sits there like a lump until people pick it up to do. And people have foibles: competing agendas, work attitudes, incompatible behaviour, etc. Each of those foibles is a potential barrier to getting work done that the project manager must identify and knock down from the day they start to the day they finish. Thank you so much for this fabulous blog!!! Geoff. PS: Sorry for my enthusiasm! LOL I'm just very excited. :-D How seriously fabulous. I am so thrilled to have found this blog. Bas, your thoughts reflect my own so much I feel completely vindicated when I repeatedly hear people ignoring the human aspects of projects in favour of yardsticks. I think I even made the same multi-scale diagram as you in my video on trust on projects here:

http://edge.papercutpm.com/2009/12/why-id-rather-you-go-play-in-the-traffi/

Projects are about people. Work just sits there like a lump until people pick it up to do. And people have foibles: competing agendas, work attitudes, incompatible behaviour, etc. Each of those foibles is a potential barrier to getting work done that the project manager must identify and knock down from the day they start to the day they finish.

Thank you so much for this fabulous blog!!!

Geoff.

PS: Sorry for my enthusiasm! LOL I’m just very excited. :-D

]]> By: Links for Dec 20 2009 | Eric D. Brown, Consultant | Technology, Strategy, People and Projects - Consulting http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html#comment-1639 Links for Dec 20 2009 | Eric D. Brown, Consultant | Technology, Strategy, People and Projects - Consulting Sun, 20 Dec 2009 15:34:07 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2250#comment-1639 [...] Communication And Project Leadership: The 2009 Model by Bas de Baar on Project Shrink [...] [...] Communication And Project Leadership: The 2009 Model by Bas de Baar on Project Shrink [...]

]]> By: BRIAN NWAEZIKE http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html#comment-1638 BRIAN NWAEZIKE Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:40:22 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2250#comment-1638 bas, i belieive you are ready for 2010.but a thought- people have swings, thought paterns,goals and/or objective changes as time goes on. issues, sujects or things that matter initially may not matter at all towards the end.sometimes these models may fail.so as much as possible, we should work within achieving a balance of successes that can be achievable. bas, i belieive you are ready for 2010.but a thought- people have swings, thought paterns,goals and/or objective changes as time goes on. issues, sujects or things that matter initially may not matter at all towards the end.sometimes these models may fail.so as much as possible, we should work within achieving a balance of successes that can be achievable.

]]> By: Priyanka D http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html#comment-1637 Priyanka D Wed, 16 Dec 2009 07:48:49 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2250#comment-1637 Including culture in a team is a great way to team building. Including culture in a team is a great way to team building.

]]> By: Ali Anani http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html#comment-1636 Ali Anani Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:47:30 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2250#comment-1636 There is still a third factor I think it reinforces what you said in your summary article.There is a fixed boundary to work within: The needs of short term and long term must always be aligned. The eyeglass must NOT LOSE FOCUS whether on the short term or long term. Imagine if I wear glasses that has a distorted focus. Also, remember that one sight affects the other. Distorting my short sight will affect my long term sight. If my short sightedness increases without fixing it my long sightedness will be negatively affected as well rendering the glasses unfit. We may change our horizon sights, but they must stay aligned. Bas, I hope that makes sense to you, Bas There is still a third factor
I think it reinforces what you said in your summary article.There is a fixed boundary to work within: The needs of short term and long term must always be aligned. The eyeglass must NOT LOSE FOCUS whether on the short term or long term. Imagine if I wear glasses that has a distorted focus. Also, remember that one sight affects the other. Distorting my short sight will affect my long term sight. If my short sightedness increases without fixing it my long sightedness will be negatively affected as well rendering the glasses unfit. We may change our horizon sights, but they must stay aligned.
Bas, I hope that makes sense to you, Bas

]]> By: Ali Anani http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html#comment-1635 Ali Anani Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:36:04 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2250#comment-1635 Sure, as one thing I aimed at is Looking at the tree and looking at the forest I do not wear my glasses at the same time. Yes, I could use a bifocal glasses. Yet; this is more expensive and riskier. If I break the eyeglass I have nothing. But adaptability is greater with a bifocal glass- easily I nay shift my horizon There us still a 3rd factor Sure, as one thing I aimed at is Looking at the tree and looking at the forest
I do not wear my glasses at the same time. Yes, I could use a bifocal glasses. Yet; this is more expensive and riskier. If I break the eyeglass I have nothing. But adaptability is greater with a bifocal glass- easily I nay shift my horizon

There us still a 3rd factor

]]> By: Bas de Baar http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html#comment-1634 Bas de Baar Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:40:14 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2250#comment-1634 Hi Ali, thanks for the kind remarks. I like the metaphor with the glasses and binoculars. It would be a nice way of explaining that people can and should shift focus on the different aspects they are viewing. I think that's even a new post :) Hi Ali, thanks for the kind remarks.

I like the metaphor with the glasses and binoculars. It would be a nice way of explaining that people can and should shift focus on the different aspects they are viewing.

I think that’s even a new post :)

]]> By: Ali Anani http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html#comment-1633 Ali Anani Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:57:54 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2250#comment-1633 Bas, I forgot to add a second comment. I want to propose an idea for you. Just think about it. Your drawing of goals and means looks like a binoculars. However; this binoculars resembles my eyes, one of which is short-sighted; the other one is long-sighted. I need to wear two eye glasses, one for reading (short term) and one for driving (long term). The same with your binoculars: one is long-sighted aiming for long-term goals and the short-sighted one investigating the short term. Or, do you have a different type of binoculars? Bas,
I forgot to add a second comment. I want to propose an idea for you. Just think about it. Your drawing of goals and means looks like a binoculars. However; this binoculars resembles my eyes, one of which is short-sighted; the other one is long-sighted. I need to wear two eye glasses, one for reading (short term) and one for driving (long term). The same with your binoculars: one is long-sighted aiming for long-term goals and the short-sighted one investigating the short term. Or, do you have a different type of binoculars?

]]> By: Ali Anani http://www.projectshrink.com/communication-and-project-leadership-the-2009-model-2250.html#comment-1632 Ali Anani Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:35:57 +0000 http://blog.softwareprojects.org/?p=2250#comment-1632 Bas, You are really amazing. As I went through your summary I got amazed on the proximity of our thoughts even though we use divergent approaches, but we end up converging to similar conclusions. In my recent presentation “Balancing the Balanced Scorecard” I concluded that for any work to perform well and before we involve ourselves in measuring performance we need first to align people to the same direction and ensure first that we have a healthy work culture. In a subsequent presentation “The Cost of Vision on Companies” I gave further support to these conclusions. How could I then differ with you when you write “Job for the Project Leader is to align the means on all levels for maximal effectiveness. Balancing deviance with compliance. Making sure there are rules of engagement the entire team uses”? Bas, this summary article is a masterpiece Bas,
You are really amazing. As I went through your summary I got amazed on the proximity of our thoughts even though we use divergent approaches, but we end up converging to similar conclusions.
In my recent presentation “Balancing the Balanced Scorecard” I concluded that for any work to perform well and before we involve ourselves in measuring performance we need first to align people to the same direction and ensure first that we have a healthy work culture. In a subsequent presentation “The Cost of Vision on Companies” I gave further support to these conclusions.
How could I then differ with you when you write “Job for the Project Leader is to align the means on all levels for maximal effectiveness. Balancing deviance with compliance. Making sure there are rules of engagement the entire team uses”?
Bas, this summary article is a masterpiece

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