Frau Shrink was working the night shift and I was going to host a webinar. Normally I would have done this from home. But it’s hard to get a good sleep during the day when your husband is yelling into his headset. So. There I was. Sitting in my old bedroom in my parents house. …
Over a year ago I started writing about Project Adventure Maps. As not everyone likes to receive information the same way, an alternative metaphor to talk about projects would at least be worth exploring. Many months later, the list of exercises that use the adventure travel metaphor has grown. It is time for an overview. …
A year ago I bought the book “Visual Meetings” (doodling for team productivity) and a Moleskine notebook (of course) on my way back from Washington to Amsterdam. At the stopover in New York I drew this: And this: It changed my work. Really. Before I just had a stack of Moleskine notebooks (what else) full …
In June I tweeted a link to Jon Whitty’s must see video “The Private Life of Project Managers.” Steve responded. Because he loved that video. It turned out he lives in Amsterdam. So somewhere in June we were drinking coffee in Amsterdam. Yes. Not a bad place and a bad time to drink coffee. We …
Why is your project taking place right now? And not last year, or next year? Are there also any other projects taking place now? Why? What is the challenge? This can be either a threat or opportunity that is the cause / reason for the project. What is the legacy the organization wants to leave …