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20 years
Starting over is never easy. When I moved to New Hampshire in 2004, I wanted to launch my own business in project management consulting after a decade at Hewlett-Packard in Boise, Idaho. With no connections and no reputation, I wondered “would anyone hire me?” I spent those early years getting out in front of as…
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Micro and Macro
How are your projects going? Are the goals clear? Is the day-to-day work proceeding well? One of the most rewarding—and challenging—aspects of being a project manager is the need to think at two levels at all times. I call this “The Micro and The Macro.” 🐘 The Macro You carry the vision for the project.…
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Story Mapping
？Have you heard about Story Mapping? It’s a great tool for projects. When a team creates a Story Map, they gain a visual tool that guides their work and keeps them aligned with the project’s key objectives. Story Mapping is useful for Agile projects, where typically the team plans for only a few weeks at…
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What is The Need?
😱 Are you making this mistake with your projects? Projects are launched without clearly specifying The Need. This happens all too often! 🌀 When we skip this step, projects end up meandering, taking up time but never reaching completion. The Need describes the situation today. We have looked at our current environment and can say “these…
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What is uncertainty and why should you care?
What is uncertainty and why should you care? Well … 😱 How are your projects going? Is everything proceeding smoothly, or are issues keeping you up at night with escalating worries? Both scenarios tie back to a common factor: uncertainty. Uncertainty is about unknowns; more unknowns mean greater uncertainty. For example, when your team’s project…
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When Tasks are Too Big
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Crossing the River
A wise person said: > People don’t want a bridge — they want to cross the river. When I recommend project management to you, I have to remember that you don’t want project management, you want a completed, successful project that delivers great results. So, hey, great project management will help you and your teams…
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Year End Status
It’s the end of your year and you have to write up your project status. How’s it going? Have there been struggles and obstacles? Are you wondering if there’s a better way to run your projects? Maybe you’ve heard about Agile and Scrum but are unsure whether these approaches will work for you. Maybe your…
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How much will it cost?
💲 How much will this cost? Your great idea runs up against this hurdle right away. Your instinct tells you it’s a great project. How do you answer this question? Turn the question around. 💥 If the project is successful, what is that worth? Early on, it’s impossible to know what a project will cost,…
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Roughly Right or Precisely Wrong?
