From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Project Manager Who Is Most Likely To Produce Great Results 60

August 29, 2009

Seeks the information when he knows he need it. Is updated with latest business insights — has the business shrewdness. Believes that the plan he has created is going to work — and he follows it. Involves all the people that can make positive impact on the project. Thoroughly understand risks, analyze them and educe [...]

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Movie Review: Love Aaj Kal

August 25, 2009

Inspired from the Taiwanese movie Three Times , Love Aaj Kal is an adorable movie that shows nature of wooing in the ever changing times. It is a director’s darling; non-mundane love story which wasn’t very easy to write and direct. In fact, there are two different stories which run in-parallel within the same context. [...]

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Disaster-Prone Business Organizations 30

August 25, 2009

Do not have specific, measurable and practical mission statement. Allow internal conflicts get in the way of doing what is right for the customer. Don’t offer their customer a good and fair deal. Unwilling to invest time in building customer relationships. Try to maximize short term profits at the expense of building long-term relationships. Do [...]

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Attributes of Agile Project Management

August 23, 2009

In the shifting horizons of modern and dynamic business environments, the distinction between planning and execution is diminished. In such situations if the project manager focuses more on planning part and less on execution, he is setting himself up for disappointment and annoyance. In the agile arena, the project manager’s role is moved from planning [...]

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30 Random Things About Software Project Estimates

August 19, 2009

Check the history about how similar projects were estimated. Partial WBS is also an option. Sometimes Expert Opinion is the best answer. It should be based on the Solution Architecture. It should take bottom-up approach. Divide and rule. Make it modular. (Development) Language does matter. Offshore can reduce costs but not all the times. Make sure that what-if [...]