Are you looking for a tool to run retrospective meetings? In this Parabol review, I’ll share the pros and cons of the popular tool – it could be the right product for your agile team. Summary Product: Parabol Cost and plans: Free plan for up to 2 teams Hosting model: Cloud and on-premise Languages: The…
This is a guest article by Christine Unterhitzenberger. Most project managers will have experienced a situation where they have found a stakeholder to be really difficult. This often causes stress and it’s challenging for project managers to find ways to deal with it. A recent study by Dr Clara Cheung and colleagues found that project…
Gary Lloyd sent me a copy of his book Business Leadership for IT Projects to read and review. Here are my takeaways and thoughts about it.
Author Louise M. Worsley has 6 principles of stakeholder engagement laid out in her book Stakeholder-led Project Management. Here is my take on them.
Data taxonomy is a great way to find the data that you need in project management software tools. This how to guide will show you how to use it.
There are many factors in what makes a good project manager. Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation, shares an except from his book Everything’s a Project: 70 Lessons from Successful Project-Driven Organisations about what he learned from assessments.
Dr. Mike Clayton gives some great advice on managing group think and risk at work in this guest article.
Read on for comparing agile methods. Have you ever wondered what the difference is between Scrum, Kanban and Scrumban? Me too. So I set out to find out what the differences were. All your questions about the different Agile methods answered (well, most of them).
Looking for a lessons learned software that has a way of finding the right lessons at the right time? CornerThought is the right tool for your projects.
No suprises, spend time on contract management and other great tips for an easier life as a project manager. These are the things you’ll wish you had remembered when the project starts to go wobbly. Thanks to Jim Hurst for sharing the list.
In my experience, there are some very common reasons for project schedules turning out to be unreliable. Here are 5.
This is a guest post by Roland Hoffmann. Are you biased as a project manager? You might be surprised! In this article we’ll talk about the different types of bias in project management. A project manager is the linchpin of a successful project. Her leadership and guidance is of paramount importance during planning and execution. Since…