Edit: Just to make sure… this is not “real” advice. This is just a sarcastic post about behavioral patterns and it should illustrate for example why you must be clear on goals and tasks. It should make you more aware, so you can spot these patterns. [SARCASM] Project Managers and Middle Managers have the tendency …
Or “Yes, You Can Mix and Match” Just to reassure you: yes, you can use different techniques together. I will take as an example the usage of burn-down charts as described for Crystal Clear. However, this technique can also be found elsewhere, as in Scrum and Extreme Programming. A burn-down chart is a chart that …
Edward Tufte is the authority on the use of graphics as a source of information. On his site there is this discussion going on for some years now on why Gantt Charts suck (duh… think about 300 page charts ) and what the alternatives might be. Click here. It is a long read, but quite …