Project Shrink 2008: Oh No Not Again

I try to focus. I really do. I just want to cover Project Management. I should have become an expert on “Gantt Chart Coloring Schemes”. Writing “100 Places You Can Stick Your Procedure” or “Six Golden Rules To Avoid Work” (I actually did write that one). Instead I am searching for a “proper whole for …

Having It All: Cheaper Projects And A Sustainable Society

Wouldn’t it be great if software projects are done cheaper? Products and services could be cheaper. Through some amazing coincidence companies want the same thing. And the current economic climate has made them more eager to do so. For software projects, it’s easy and obvious on how to become cheaper more cost efficient: Reduce labor …

Second Turn: Structure For Resilience

The Second Turn of “The Four Dharmas Of Project Management” is titled “Structure For Resilience”. In this view a project is a human system working towards a desired goal. However, the project is running within an environment that is changing continuously. The project needs ways to deal with these changes and still keep performing its …

Future of Project Management Software: Clarizen

In my series called “Future of Project Management Software” I am talking with Project Management software vendors about their view of the future. This time a conversation with Avinoam Nowogrodski, CEO and Co-Founder of Clarizen. 1. What do you think project management software will look like in 5-10 years? The future of project management is …

Proud Postings: Project Shrink 2008

The end of a year is always a special time. So, asking yourself questions should be allowed around this time… I hope… because I did… I asked myself: “What are the 3 postings from 2008 you are most proud of?” Yes, this is a special episode of Proud Postings. Introducing The Fish Pond Globalization and …