Photography by Kyknoord.
Wild Success in 2008 through Optimism and High Self-esteem
“Unrealistic optimism and high self-esteem are key factors in individual and team success. However the project management environment isnt exactly brimming with unbridled optimism and positive reinforcement. Quite the opposite. Many projects are highly challenging, some are carried out in unsupportive environments, and sometimes success is measured only by what percent of some impossible task was achieved.”
The difference between the East and the West in pictures
“I found these pictures brilliant, as they explain the differences between the East and West in a way that words never could. Although Yang Liu originally made them to show the differences between Germany (where she lives) and China, Germany could easily be the West and China could represent the East.”
Patterns of Project Management Success
“Looking back on 2007, I found myself asking, which projects were successful? Which ones disappointed or failed, and why? The answers were surprising. We identified a set of characteristics which helped predict a successful outcome for our business projects and another set which forecasted failure.”
A project management tragedy in five limericks
“With many changes we had to cope
Deadlines near; no money, no hope.
There was no way to wrangle,
with the iron triangle
of budget, time and scope.”
Project management and workflow with Basecamp
“How can online collaboration tools like Basecamp support effective project management? That’s one of the questions that came up at the values-based project management session I attended at Web of Change.”
“High-level project planning is not the answer to dealing (or avoiding) unpredictable events, this is, the management of uncertainties and therefore Risks. There are different ways to do Risk Management; some Risks are not necessarily linked to your project but will definitely have an impact in your time frames and deliverables, for example risks related to Resource Management.”
Barack Obama as project manager
“If you have an opening for project manager or development manager who would you hire, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, or John McCain? The three are now competing for one big opening, the president of the United States.
If you were to choose between the three based on, character, experience, leadership style, education, futuristic outlook and the ability to communicate, who would you hire?”
