International Women's Day reminds us that women hold up half the sky–and that the girls of the future may just need to wear spacesuits on...
Technology: friend or foe?
Does technology make projects easier to do or does it cause more frustration than it's worth? When we talk about IT projects, why do so...
Accelerated Learning in project management education
What is the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the words, 'accelerated learning'? Perhaps you imagine a person zipping through a...
Change management on the double
We have conceived the infamous change triangle as a double triangle as follows: What this means is that if you are considering change, you...
The project management of prosperity
How do you know when you are truly wealthy? Your perception of prosperity will most likely change throughout your life. At the age of...
Dead horse strategies: when a project dies
When you discover you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount. This fairly well known piece of humour contrasts 'Dakota...
5 project management predictions for 2012
I'm no clairvoyant, but I believe I can see where project management will head this year. Given that project management survived 2011, a...
Reduce project distress
The holiday season is like a magnifying glass that enlarges both the best and the worst in us. This time of year induces joy, caring, and...
The end of the world as we know it?
2012. There's a rumour going around that we're about to enter the first stages of Armageddon, according to misinterpreted predictions...
The improbable project estimation tool
I’m dreaming of an estimating tool... Which is easy to use And doesn’t cost too much Which provides a repeatable output And caters to the...