Too Much Choice In Project Management

One of my main arguments about Project Management is that as a good professional you should know as many methods and techniques as possible. You should know their intentions and inner workings, you have a lot of options to choose from. After viewing this presentation from psychologist Barry Schwartz I am not sure any more …

Telecommuting: Just A Matter Of Trust?

Every time someone mentions that he will work from home instead of being in the office, I get visions of the Dilbert comic in which Dilbert is walking around in his bathrobe, unshaven while telecommuting. I know, my bad. I have got to have more faith in humanity and find a cure for my cartoon-operated …

Balancing Agility And Discipline – Book By Barry Boehm

There are not many books available that cover the topic of when to apply an agile or plan driven method. In my opinion the selection of when to apply a certain technique or process component remains the most difficult area of Project Management. I only know of two books that cover this in detail, my …

Project Shrink Links 9-8-2007

Rival to Microsoft Project goes open source There already is an open source alternative for MS Office, OpenOffice, and now we are finally getting a free subsititute for MS Project. Hunt for project management software This company is looking for new project management software. Read their findings during the selection process. Part 1 and Part …

8 Random Facts About Me

Mike Ramm from the Stop And Think blog tagged me for the 8 Random Facts meme. In it I have to tell 8 random facts about myself on my blog. First I have to post these rules: Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves which others do not know about them. People who …