“All this talking about self-organization, complex systems and other fuzzy wuzzy stuff. HOW DO I USE THIS IN A REAL PROJECT?” Fair enough. It is the same question I have. In this post I will outline my idea for a technique that combines the notion of a project as human system working towards a desired …
Aligning the means between individuals, project and organization is a Herculean task for any Project Leader. The means are the rules of the project. The way things are done. Following are two strategies that can be used to align means. To provide you with some ideas. To start the discussion. Patterning – Going Through The …
When talking about communication in projects we are all familiar with peer-to-peer, one person talking to another person, or mailing or shouting or sending pigeons. You have a sender and a receiver you can identify, a sender has to locate a receiver before it can initiate communication. Especially when the project is viewed as a …
Within Project Management we use a lot of metrics. The metrics will provide some relatively objective “description” on how the project is doing. They are the Project Managers’ seismometer, they record if your project world is rocking, and how hard. Traditionally our metrics are focused on time and money. But how about that all important …
When the city of Gotham needs Batman, they will project the Bat-logo high into the sky for everybody to see. Including Batman himself. Wherever he will be, he will get the information without a doubt (Unless it is clouded, he is locked in the Batcave, or gets problems with his eye-sight). The lesson from Batman …