My daughter and I are currently reading Lemony Snicket’s very entertaining “Who Could That Be At This Hour?”, a book in the series of “All The Wrong Questions”. And there … Continue reading The map is not the territory
Category: Project management
There’s trouble in MoSCoW
Most project teams I work with prioritise their work in a simple order: most important, second most important, etc. But sometimes people still use the MoSCoW method, and I find … Continue reading There’s trouble in MoSCoW
Separate strategic assumptions from goals
Previously I wrote about the importance of having a clear goal, in the form of a value statement. But in practice it’s tempting to confuse a goal with what I … Continue reading Separate strategic assumptions from goals
Being accountable for delivering value
There are lots of things that make an effective team, but one of the most important, I’ve found, is to make sure they have a clear and meaningful goal. Part … Continue reading Being accountable for delivering value
Frequent delivery is the test of a plan’s quality
There are many ways to measure a plan’s quality. Some of these are: flexibility, how realistic it is, and the number of internal or external dependencies. But in the end … Continue reading Frequent delivery is the test of a plan’s quality
Traffic lights, roundabouts and decision-making
Last week I saw a presentation from Bjarte Bogsnes of Statoil, at a meeting about Beyond Budgeting, which offers “a management model that is more empowered and adaptive [and] releasing … Continue reading Traffic lights, roundabouts and decision-making
Complexity helps solve Olympian problems
I sometimes feel a small sense of wonder at how revealing complexity can actually help, rather than hinder, problem-solving. This complexity can be revealed by zooming out from a problem … Continue reading Complexity helps solve Olympian problems
More functionality for burn-up charts with Google Sheets
[Update 20 Nov 2018: The very latest version of the Google Sheet for creating burn-up charts is available at Github. It also has detailed instructions. Please go there instead. Otherwise … Continue reading More functionality for burn-up charts with Google Sheets
Questioning the RAID log
Like all good project professionals, whenever I’m managing a project I find it’s essential to keep a track of intended and incidental Benefits, Lessons learned, key Actions, and of course … Continue reading Questioning the RAID log
Projects need to think beyond outputs
A common distinction made between projects and programmes is that projects deliver outputs (things) whereas programmes deliver outcomes (benefits). I think this is a dangerous separation, particularly in digital projects … Continue reading Projects need to think beyond outputs
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