Manage the Forest, Not the Trees
byProject control is not about the minutiae, it’s about the big picture. Here we provide some guidelines on how to move from micro-level project management to a more macro-level control phase.
Project control is not about the minutiae, it’s about the big picture. Here we provide some guidelines on how to move from micro-level project management to a more macro-level control phase.
One thing I have noticed is how well a metaphor works when trying to explain the difference between programs and projects to "normal" business people. Here is a post I made recently to my new blog @Or ...
The good project manager involves their team in project planning...the great one teaches them how.
When is "new" good, and when is it just a fad? Sometimes, new processes and approaches may seem appealing and effective simply because they’re new and optimistically presented--and we haven’t yet been faced with examples of where they’ve been perverted and compromised.
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