“Can you manage a project without planning?” I ask this question to participants in our project management workshops around the world. Regardless of where I’m teaching, participants typically respond as follows: Multiple people will say, “No!” Then someone will say, “Well….” Then another person will admit, “We do it all the time!” I suppose it... Continue Reading →
“I will not let quality get in the way of releasing on time!”
Yep, those words were really said. Out loud. On purpose. By a manager. To his team. Under stress. A participant in this week's project management workshop shared the story. I don't know the manager but my guess is he's probably a reasonable, rational, and decent person. Yet under stress, when we're in the heat of... Continue Reading →