I talk to people a lot about process and, depending on the issue at hand, often talk about “seeing how the sausage is made”, particularly in relation to external stakeholders. … Continue reading Seeing how the sausage is made
Category: Project management
What makes a good plan?
In the new trailer to the forthcoming film “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” we get the following entertaining exchange. A group of thieves are trying to recruit an elf … Continue reading What makes a good plan?
“Don’t you trust us?”
Once upon a time I was responsible for a number of teams on a particular project. We were all office-based, and one team had a habit of not visualising its … Continue reading “Don’t you trust us?”
Three financial benefits of time-saving investments
When we want to make a time-saving investment we often have to create a formal business justification. When I say “time-saving investment” I’m thinking about addressing tech debt, buying and … Continue reading Three financial benefits of time-saving investments
Never say never
The other day I was talking to a friend about the pandemic (some topics are evergreen), and we were marvelling how, up until then, so many organisations were adamant that … Continue reading Never say never
“Timeboxes are great – now let’s think about features”
I was once speaking to a programme manager about a time he had just arrived at a company. The leadership team needed to start a big project which had only … Continue reading “Timeboxes are great – now let’s think about features”
Discovering governance
I discovered the importance of project and programme governance several years ago. I was working with an empowered and effective team delivering a project to a distinct budget and deadline. … Continue reading Discovering governance
Earn more by delivering earlier
Recently I’ve been thinking about choices in planning—what options do we have around how to structure the delivery of a piece of work, and which should we choose? Often when … Continue reading Earn more by delivering earlier
There’s value in a measure without measuring
I’m a big fan of having goals that are measurable. That’s usually in what I call a value statement, and it doesn’t just have to be done with numbers, either, … Continue reading There’s value in a measure without measuring
Stakeholder commitments on a sliding scale
One of the challenges with speaking to senior stakeholders—and really I mean the stakeholders who sign the cheque that pays for our work—is being able to promise them something that … Continue reading Stakeholder commitments on a sliding scale
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