Try out this adage: “A project worth doing is worth doing faster.” Not sure what it takes to make something an “adage” but given the wisdom of years, I fully buy in to those words. I have yet to be part of a project where anyone said “let’s slow this down.” IT projects are always…
News article: “Artificial Intelligence to take over 80% of Project Manager work. Chatbots will take over doing data collection, project tracking and reporting.” Source: Mega-consultant Gartner. Fascinating! Let’s peek ahead at what the future may bring to the Project Management field. . . <wavy lines showing we’re entering a dream state> The AI Future of…
The weather was sunny and dry in New Mexico, but the seemingly daily storm clouds were already forming over the mountain peaks to the west. The teenager apprehensively looked up from the map and compass laying on the ground. “Isn’t there an app for this?” A crew of 10 youth and adults were preparing to…
How exactly does one change an organization? Projects involve change. While our firm uses analogies to GPS systems to describe how we succeed, we also understand change management – very deeply. I recently ran across a puff piece from Forbes that alleged to share “Three Key Principles of Change Management.” To give you an idea of how “puffy”…
We each see different things in the mirror. Sometimes we see what we wish to see. Other times we see things as they are.
Any organization’s results are directly created by the BEHAVIORS of the organization’s people. So if you want to have the best project management outcomes, you should create a project environment which encourages the very best project behaviors. So, what exactly are those behaviors? Stop reading for just a moment and write down one to three…