For almost four years there is a conversation in the comments of The Project Shrink that pops up once in a while. It’s one of my favorites. Why do we do what we do? Are our industry’s best practices really that, or do we merely say they are because as a PM we are expected …
When you start looking at projects as complex systems, you are enlightened and confused at the same time. It is very difficult to explain clearly. It is also important. They make up the underlying concepts of everything I write. That’s why I want to draw your attention to a discussion that takes place in the …
Designer Tim Brown talks in a new Ted.com presentation about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play. This 30 minute presentation is very interesting for Project Managers: In the opening minutes he demonstrates that we fear the judgment of our peers, and therefor are embarrassed to show our ideas (perhaps, that is why every …
This is a slideshow called Shift Happens. It sums up the “Western” naivety about the rise of India, China and other countries. I am from Europe, and I thought that I was quite aware… but if you read those numbers! WOW! Simply WOW! Just click through the slideshow. I am actually curious how people from …