The Hawthorne Effect was first conceptualized after studies conducted in the 1920s and 1930s at Western Electrical Company’s Hawthorne Works in Chicago. Researchers were trying to study ways to improve productivity. In order to carry out these studies, the researchers worked with various groups of employees and implemented various […]
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 […]
Forming Storming Norming Performing Adjourning In 1965 Dr. Bruce Tuckman published an article titled “Developmental Sequence in Small Groups” where he focused on the interpersonal relationships of the group members and the impact on task activities (Bonebright, 2009). Within that article, Tuckman hypothesized the stages of group development […]
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 […]
It was the test I almost didn’t take. It was the test I almost got up and walked out on and the test I struggled to prepare for. I began my PMP efforts around December of 2018 with the 35 hours of contact credit education. I took […]
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, […]
DSDM is an adaptive approach specifically aimed at projects, programs, and portfolio management. Here we take a look at the roles and responsibilities included in a DSDM project team. You can read more about DSDM Project Management here: A Full Lifecycle Agile Approach: Dynamic Systems Development Methodology (DSDM) or at […]
Study guides for the PMP exam and overviews of the 49 processes, 10 Knowledge Areas, and 5 Process Groups of Project Management as covered in the PMBOK 6th edition. Overview of the 5 Process Groups Download PDF of the 49 Processes The below slides can be viewed and […]
I often attack the Agile Manifesto. I am not a huge fan of it. It named Agile, but it named processes and theories that existed before the Agile Manifesto existed. There are parts I don’t think aged well, and there are parts that could be clearer. Instead of […]
What is needed for an adaptive organization? a truly agile (nimble, flexible) organization? It needs a model that considers the complexity of organizations without utilizing things like one size fits all tools. A focus on these tools stifles creativity and innovation and it won’t make an organization agile. […]
Recently an article popped up on LinkedIn from Ryan Hoover (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/problems-remote-working-ryan-hoover/), that discussed many of the issues telecommuters or remote workers face. The problems he listed: Loneliness Disconnecting Distractions Watercooler Serendipity Communication Respect Some of them I can agree with and I wrote about my own issues with […]
These are things I have witnessed managers saying or doing either to me or to others during my career. I feel that these things certainly had a negative impact on the motivation of the employee on the receiving end. This is follow up or a Part 2. The […]
If I told you we have found a great solution to help reduce criminal recidivism and it would cost taxpayers nothing, plus save taxpayers money by housing fewer criminals over time; I imagine most of you reading this would be interested in putting this solution into effect. What […]
Part one can be viewed here: I Hate Dev Work Part 1: Why I Hated Being A Programmer A Day in the Life of An Application Developer 8:00 AM: A lot of code all looks the same, does the same, the only differences are in the order and the […]
Have you ever written code for an application? Day in and day out, writing it every single day for months on end. I have, and I hated it every single time I get stuck doing it. I have turned down higher paying jobs than I have to avoid […]
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