Scope Creep in the Olympics

August 18th, 2008

OK, this is a bit off topic, but I’m an Olympics addict.  In fact as I write this, I have the Olympic Games on in the background.  I don’t get much sleep during the two weeks of the Olympics. Watching the games on TV, I often stay up well past mid-night and turn on the HD […]

Planes, Trains and Camels in China

August 13th, 2008

I just returned from China. No, I was’t there to attend the Olympics, but to witness a total solar eclipse. What does that have to do with project management? I’ll get to that in a moment.
First, a little background. I’m an amateur astronomer and an eclipse chaser. Many of you have probably seen a partial solar […]

Funny Project Stakeholder Story

July 22nd, 2008

Last week, I was leading a project management training session for one of our clients.  One of the attendees told me a funny story that recently happened to him during the go-live phase of his project.  First, a little background.Â
My client is a well know vendor in the healthcare industry.  When the company contacted me a few years ago to help […]

A Thousand Apologies!

July 21st, 2008

Last week I sent an e-mail announcing our new on-line PMP Exam Prep course.
The e-mail was sent to our clients, newsletter recipients and other individuals whom have requested to be on our mailing list.  Unfortunately a technical problem, that I still have not uncovered, caused some recipients to receive 5 and upwards of 10 e-mails.
My […]

Cartoon - Project Manager & St. Peter

July 14th, 2008