Please Don’t Stand So Close to Me

Please Don’t Stand So Close to Me

A manager’s involvement can take two different extremes and the result is terrible on each end. On one side you have the completely uninvolved manager and on the other side you have the micro-manager. You would think that somewhere in the middle is where your...
More Meetings, More Results

More Meetings, More Results

When running projects, how often are you involved in a project status meeting. Once a week? Once every two weeks? Studies show that the most effective project teams meet once a day. For project champions, meeting daily is the best way to stay on top of what’s...
Don’t Depend on Dependencies

Don’t Depend on Dependencies

How can you make a deadline on a project, when a deadline doesn’t seem possible? A key trick in getting your projects in under schedule is understanding how to break dependencies. Dependencies in a project happen, when two or more activities depend on each other. The...
Things Just Keep Getting Riskier

Things Just Keep Getting Riskier

Compound risk happens when the impact of a risk event produces another risk. Before your head explodes, let me give you an example. Suppose your company faces the risk that a tired night watchman will fall asleep on the job. What’s the real business impact of this?...
A Little Chaos Goes a Long Way

A Little Chaos Goes a Long Way

Tired of things taking so long to get done? Try injecting a little chaos. This advice may sound odd coming from a Six Sigma Black Belt, however chaos just might be the cure to your long cycle times and struggling productivity. I’d like to share with you what Agilists...