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The Organizational Journey. Mapping The Project Context.

Why is your project taking place right now? And not last year, or next year? Are there also any other projects taking place now? Why? What is the challenge? This can be either a threat or opportunity that is the cause / reason for the project. What is the legacy the organization wants to leave …

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Hurricane Maps. Talking About Uncertainty On Your Big Adventure.

When the path of hurricanes is predicted, maps are used that show us the areas that might be hit. The further away in the future, the larger the potential area is. The weather forecasts get more uncertain if we go from one day, three day to weekly forecasts. I love those hurricane maps. Not the …

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What Does Your Swing Look Like? Aligning Expectations By Drawing.

Different expectations of the end result among stakeholders and project team members can be a huge problem in projects. There is even a famous cartoon about this: it is about the customer expecting a swing on a tree, and all the different interpretations of it by others. You can visit ProjectCartoon.com to view this cartoon …

Great Exercise To Train Your Feedback Skills

In this episode of the Project Shrink podcast I explain a great exercise to help you improve your feedback skills. The exercise is free and can be done from the comfort of your own home! Awesome. For more details about the podcast, like subscribing with iTunes, please visit ProjectShrink.com.