The Problem By far, the most common project management “methodology” I come across is the “pick a date and we’ll figure it out” approach. Practitioners of this approach create lists of tasks and pin those tasks to dates. This is a project “worst practice.” This is a dartboard approach. When relatively simple practices can dramatically…
When I took this picture I was immediately reminded of an old joke popularized by Ronald Reagan. The story varies, but typically ends up with a little boy receiving a giant pile of horse manure as a gift. Confronting the smelly pile, the boy dives in, scratching and digging about. When asked to explain his…
We each see different things in the mirror. Sometimes we see what we wish to see. Other times we see things as they are.