One of the issues I’ve had in my life is creativity, I was looking at this and my hobbies pretty much all revolve around rather structured activities. Racing, football and so all have very comprehensive…
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Earned Value for the easily ammused
At work we use Earned Value to track our projects, not the most straightforward way to do it, but one that seems to add a lot of value for the work done. I like EV,…
My problems with meetings (and an idea or two)
“Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other large organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot masturbate” – Dave Barry I spend a significant portion of my day in meetings and…
What do you do with lessons learned?
’m interested in seeing how other organizations handle this close out, recording and sharing lessons learned with their PM communi
Goal setting at Toyota
It’s buried deep in the company DNA and why they strive to be better tomorrow.
Checklists…
Going to a checklist allows you to focus on priorites and work down a clearly defines list.
Buisiness requrements should drive the charter.
All detailed requirements should be based on clear business needs.
Turning problems into good visibility
It also allows the PM to proactively manage the attention given to their project by leadership.
Thoughts on Value Added
Ideally you’d like to eliminate PVA, but that’s typically impossible for a true PVA step. Then you are required to ensure the cost of these steps is reduced as far as possible.