Agile project managers deliver projects – Not products! Project managers plan projects, not products. I sat and listened – for a short while – during a discussion forum in which
The lost art of having conversations There are times when having a good chat is the very best way of helping decide what you really think about something. But conversations
Who says there’s no planning in Agile? Is Agile a planning-free approach? The introduction of Agile as a software product development approach is having a significant and positive impact upon
Marrying Agile with programme management How can organisations and their programme managers ensure Agile-based approaches and programme management work well together? The rapidly evolving technology landscape lends itself to Agile
When, not if, to use Agile project management approaches Agile is a hot topic at the moment. Agile approaches in software-intense developments are of increasing interest to fast-paced, organisations. It’s
Stop looking for a superhero project manager I have a memory passed down via family members. As a 9-year old when I was asked what I wanted to be when
Project benefits – Who needs them? For how long have project pundits been exhorting companies to write better business cases or even any business cases? People have anguished over the
Taxonomy for project benefits part two – Strategic benefits As I said before, if projects had clear and consistent statements about project benefits, they’d be easier to compare and might lead to a better
Taxonomy for project benefits part one – Financial benefits If project business cases had clear and consistent statements about the anticipated benefits, they’d be easier to compare and this might
Developing a better understanding of project benefits Are you and your organisation realising and understanding project benefits as a matter of course? I suspect that one of the reasons that project
