Project Management
It’s interesting that everyday, some 20+ posts come up in your LinkedIn news feed talking about leadership. They go on and on about how leaders should act, and what makes someone a great leader. The funny part of all of this is the fact that very few people […]
In our developed society, we can classify all projects into one of the following groups: 1st – Necessary, but nobody wants it 2nd – Everybody wants it, but it’s not necessary 3rd – Necessary and Everybody wants it The first one, being necessary and nobody wanting it, is […]
Projects… The final frontier… These are the Ramblings of the Project Managers. Our continuing mission: To cobble together strange new solutions… To seek out new ideas; new resources… To boldly complete our projects on time and on budget! First off, we want to start by saying that we […]
(E) Existence Needs: The basic needs to meet the minimum level of existence (R) Relatedness Needs: Social and family needs, the need to feel loved and belong somewhere (G) Growth Needs: The need to produce something useful; to be creative or engage in meaningful tasks The ERG Theory […]
S.M.A.R.T. Goals • Specific • Measurable • Achievable • Relevant • Time-Based/Timely Specific: Goals need to be specific. A general idea of what you hope to achieve may not work well for you unless you have a plan for finding the details. If you what you want is […]
In 1960, Douglas MacGregor, a student of Abraham Maslow, introduced the management concept of Theory X and Theory Y (Rice University, N.D.). They are essentially different approaches to management. Within the XY Theory of management, employees are believed to fit within one of two distinct and opposing groups […]
You have a big project coming up that seems like it may take months or even years to complete. You know generally what you want, but you aren’t quite sure yet how to get there. The path seems long, complex, and things may change along the way as […]
One of the reasons user stories are used over a traditional requirements list is that they can become part of a persona for the users of the end product of the project. It helps the project manager, developers, and other members of the project and other stakeholders view […]
Pair programming is two developers working together on the same code at the same time. One writes the code, the other watches. The theory behind pair programming is that it reduces mistakes and technical debt. It is often associated with Agile software development, although Agile specifically does not […]
Is there room for a Project Manager in Agile? Agile on its own does not define any roles. Scrum Master and Product Owner are Scrum roles, not Agile roles. Even within Scrum, duties often considered Project Manager duties still need to occur (Who is the Project Manager in […]
Earned Value Management (EVM) is comprised of several formulas that provide an analysis of a project and its current state regarding budget and schedule. EVM provides a way to measure the project in a quantifiable way using project metrics. It may not always be ideal and it may […]
User story creation should not be a difficult process. You may encounter the occasional “what do I do here?” situations, but generally, the process should be fairly easy as long as you have the right people helping with understanding the requirements. At times through your project or product […]
First things first, nothing in Agile requires the use of user stories. They aren’t required anywhere. They are a tool, Agile doesn’t really define tools. Tools are useful only when they are useful and not hindering your progress or driving you insane trying to use them. User stories […]
The Roles of a DSDM Program *To see the roles of a DSDM Project: DSDM Project Management Roles and Responsibilities Business Program Owner Business Change Owner Program Manager Program Technical Architect Program Change Architect Project Teams Stakeholder Engagement Co-ordinator Change Agents Program Support Office Specialists Role Levels and Categories […]
Most people don’t usually enjoy team building activities. You might get them to play along in team building games, and for some teams that may work, but they would rather be elsewhere. These are usually management driven team building activities. Management decides what they are going to do, […]
Agile-Mercurial 