Everybody, say it together: “Great leaders hold their employees … .” If you said “accountable” you’re dead wrong. And I don’t blame you. It’s a common, and destructive, misconception that…
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I don’t know a single IT executive that feels their teams are driving change fast enough to support the promises being made by their Sales and Marketing teams. According to…
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The following is adapted from The Irreverent Guide to Project Management. Some organizations believe that developing a charter is a waste of time and would rather begin by developing a work…
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The following is adapted from The Irreverent Guide to Project Management. Every successful team has a robust set of tools to back up their efforts. Skills, expertise, experience, confidence, and passion…
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The following is adapted from The Irreverent Guide to Project Management. Over the course of my career, I have had the great fortune to contribute to global transformational efforts within organizations…
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The following is adapted from The Irreverent Guide to Project Management. In project management, one of the most important things we do is to create a daily status report. Every day,…
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Despite common misconceptions, becoming a project management professional requires more than taking a popular exam. In fact, that mindset is leading to a widening skills gap that puts $22.5 billion…
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ThereÕs a skills shortage among project managers. This project management talent gap is expected to result in a loss of $207 billion in GDP by 2027. A big reason is…
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The following is adapted from The Irreverent Guide to Project Management. Any time you get enough people together, you are likely to encounter friction, and work is no exception. It’s wonderful…
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The following is adapted from The Irreverent Guide to Project Management. It takes mere seconds to jot en email and blast it across the aether. Meetings, on the other hand, are…
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The following is adapted from The Irreverent Guide to Project Management. Problems are inevitable in every project. Something is going to make you slow down, miss deadlines, shift gears, change the…
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Turnover is wrecking businesses. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, people are quitting at the fastest rate since 2001. Churn within a project management team is especially brutal. When…
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