Big Binders And Checklists

Big organizations had big binders with methods. Perhaps they still have, although I think they are now turned into pdf files or intranets.  During the early 1990s Big Binders filled the desks of many project employees. I noticed the following about Big Binders. They contain a good introduction about the underlying principles of the method. …

What Is Your Project Management Approach Under These Circumstances?

PM blogger Pawel Brodzinski asked me, and other PM bloggers, a great question: “What would be your Project Management approach under the following circumstances?” He provided three different scenario’s, ranging from running projects in big organizations to small start up teams. I recommend reading the entire series. It is interesting to read different perspectives from …

4 Things To Look For In Project Management Methods

I am currently preparing an introduction for IT people in PM methods. While struggling to come up with a way to provide a fast overview of a method, I came up with the following: the four mechanisms of PM methods. A short description of how these mechanisms function within a certain method, works quite well …