Solving The Project Communication Problem

Andrew Sparks wrote last year a great post about the use of OODA loops in Project Management. The article itself will keep your mind busy for a while, but wait until you read the comments from Andrew and Christian Salmon: “Here is (roughly), the project management problem I am trying to solve. Say that you …

What Was The First Model You Used?

Craig from Better Projects asked me and other PM / BA bloggers a question that took me almost 3 weeks to answer (Am I getting slower? Approaching almost 40 so …:): “Recall the first and last analysis model you used at work. The first model I can recall using was a SWOT analysis back in …

Project Managers And Blogging With Stephane Grenier

I have said it before: every Project Manager should start a blog. It creates the right skill set for virtual and global project management and it helps your personal marketing. In this episode of The Project Shrink I have the pleasure of talking to Stephane Grenier, author of “Blog Blazers”, a fabulous book for every …

Free E-book: The Shrink On Project Management

Hundreds of pages are available on this site, all in true web fashion: linked together in a non-linear way. With this new ebook I want to provide a linear presentation of my blog postings. This is a great place to start if you are new to my blog.

Managing The Gray Areas With Jerry Manas

In this episode of “The Project Shrink” I am talking to Jerry Manas. Jerry is an organizational architect and author of two books: “Napoleon on Project Management” and “Managing The Gray Areas”. We are talking about the “gray areas”. Managing projects is all about finding balances, finding the right touch for the right occasion. Jerry …