 Reforming Project Management |
||
|
|
||
|
Thursday, May 29, 2003
Full Steam Ahead!
Ken Blanchard is at it again. This time with Jesse Stoner. The two authored a book on the power of vision Full Steam Ahead!. I heard about it last week, got myself a copy, and poured through it last night. Like all Blanchard books this one takes place in a story. The authors show the significance of having a vision on one's life and those around. Throughout, they show how to generate and convey the vision in a way that enrolls others. This isn't just a book for people leading organizations; it is a book for each of us. Readers' Project e-Tips
Well, my whining has worked. Two readers submitted proposals for Project e-Tips. I accepted both and they selected Purple Cow as their reward. Look for their e-Tips in the next two weeks. I still have 3 more copies of Seth Godin's Purple Cow and 5 full-year subscriptions to Business Book Summaries (a $99 value). Get me your proposal while you still have a choice! Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Weekly Project e-Tip: Speak about Customer Value with Your Team
Context provides teams with a sensibility for action. There's no better context on a project than what is of value to the customer. It is the project manager's role to bring the context to life. That happens in the everyday conversations of the team.
So, it looks like I'm in this e-Tip writing business alone. I do have five subscriptions and five books to give away if I publish your tip. Maybe I'll just use them as birthday and Christmas presents. Or, not. Tuesday, May 27, 2003
More of the Vision Thing
Donna Fitzgerald writes a regular column for Builder.com, The Nimble Project Manager. She's been writing about Peter Senge's Fifth Discipline. She's still it at: Shared vision: A key to project success. Donna explores two issues of vision in detail: (F)irst is the explicit concept of shared vision that focuses on capturing, communicating, and reconciling our goals and our methods for achieving those goals. The second perspective is that all organizations have an implicitly shared vision, which manifests itself as what is most often referred to as the corporate culture. In addition, this implicit shared vision influences, at a significant level, how we manage our projects.Donna takes the space necessary to share context and develop her ideas. Hang in there with her. It's worth it. Visit the Archives for more postings |
 Reference Papers
|
|||||
| ||||||
