I recently posted “The Transparency Paradox.” on Gantthead.com: “If everybody has access to the right and real information, better and faster decisions would be made, right? Transparency sounds like an awesome enabler for adaption. (…) One drawback that makes transparency almost useless as an enabler for adaption. As the creator of resilience. An example from …
A project has its own culture. This culture can be very different from the organization it is operating in. How do you make sure the project culture isn’t crushed by the larger organizations’ culture? And how do you make sure that project team members are still welcome in the organization when the project is done? …
“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 …
Ever tried to have a conversation while your aunt Edna is yapping, loud, having a chat with someone else one feet away? It’s hard to concentrate when another conversation is interfering with yours. Your communication channel gets polluted. Aunty Edna isn’t aware of what see is doing. She didn’t intend to sabotage my conversation. I …
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 …