Project Management Lessons from a Doomed Satellite Program

"Sunday's New York Times features a lengthy discussion of the factors contributing to the spectacular failure of the government's $4 billion spy satellite program. The project was ultimately canceled in yet it is clear from the the various participants that are quoted in the article that the effort was doomed from the start."

I don't love you, you don't love me, and we aren't a great big family

"All was going according to plan. Charge much less and get setup quicker than our competitors and then out deliver, out hustle, and out service expectations. The system begins to grow internally and one of two things happens… Scenario 2 is that the other department heads are terrified their peer will get all the credit and the system doesnt have every whim they ever dreamed up for their own department."

Six Views of Project Management Software

"There are many software applications that can help with project management tasks - but also many different opinions about what types of functionality you might want. We spoke to nine different nonprofit project managers to understand what software has been useful to them."

Agile Scrum Sucks (but so do the alternatives)

"No one likes project planning meetings. But, since project managers typically arent programmers dealing with the software each day, they need our input. If youre a product manager, trust me, your team will absolutely love you if you can get these chores down a half hour or less."

Management by Random Drop

Projects start up and projects get canceled and until now no-one really knew why.

The Spiritual Side of Project Management

"Having spent many years in both spiritual pursuits and project management, I have been intrigued to see how a number of areas overlap. Because spiritual principles seem to have a bearing on running projects successfully, it seems that there ought to be ways to communicate these spiritual principles to make them accessible and practical in the work place."