You don’t need to tell people how they should interact. If they have an opportunity to self-organize, all will be fine. Some say. No. No. You need rules that describe how people should interact. Otherwise things will be a mess. If everyone is just doing what they please, we’ll get chaos. Some say. Is interaction …
I don’t care what kind of method you are using. Well, I do care. Well, I don’t. Really. I am much more concerned with the effects a certain strategy or approach has on human interaction. Recently I tried to explain this with an over the top geeky metaphor at Craig Browns’ excellent Better Projects-blog: “… …
The functions within a film crew are clearly defined. There are many specialized roles which each tackles a specific aspect of the production of a movie. When the movie studio assembles a crew to make a picture it’s essential the crew members know what is expected of them in a certain role and what they …
This is a difficult one. I seem to have two conflicting opinions. Yesterday Derek Huether explained in a great post how he relates agile approaches in terms of the PMBOK to get acceptance from stakeholders: “I would propose that you make sure you can communicate with stakeholders in a language they understand. If you start …
In the remaining months of this year I have some exciting speaking engagements coming up (stay tuned for updates). Here is the slidedeck for one of them: The End Of The Human Cannonball: Project Leadership In Today’s World. The End Of The Human Cannonball: Project Leadership In Today's World View more presentations from Bas de …