culture

What Makes A Culture A “Project Culture”?

What makes a culture a “project culture”? I wonder why I haven’t raised this question sooner. Hmmm. Here is my shot at it. A “culture” is about the shared notion of “how we do things around here”, shared values, assumptions and beliefs. So. A “project culture” is about the shared notion of “how we do …

Reputation Space: Trust In A Connected World

People cluster together. We form groups for economic and social reasons. What if we could use our natural tendency for social clustering as a way to drive teams? What if we could create conditions that would attract “the right people”? What if those “right people” would “trust” all other member in the group, just because …

Shrink Tours: Pajamas And Politics of Authenticity

The first thing I do when I visit a large foreign city is … take a Hop-on-hop-off bus. Easy and convenient way to get a guided tour through a new place. So, I wondered, why not do this for the web? Stop 1: Pajama experiment results: 9/10 speakers surveyed sleep naked How does the way …

Should A Project Manager Have A Duck?

If you are convinced communication in projects is essential, if you believe motivated people are good for a project, if you think that being able to “see” someone else’s point of view improves respect and communication, if you have a feeling that there must be something useful for you in “other” approaches and techniques… photo …

The Rules For The Rules Of Engagement

If you want to have a self-managed team (and you really want that), you need to agree on the means of the project, the rules of engagement. One set of rules for everyone. Everyone should know the same set of rules… Humans … have “rules” about how we do things “around here”. It is not …