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Discuss Results, Not Tasks
I spoke with a program manager who’d been displaced from his program because he doesn’t scream or yell at people. (No, I’m not making this up. This is true.) He’s an effective program manager, because he doesn’t tell people to … Continue reading
Posted in program management
Tagged leadership, management, project management, success criteria
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Process is Supposed to Help Teams
In one of the comments, for When is a Scrum Master (or a PM) Not?, Craig Brown said Process, process, process. What about people? At the end of the day the process is just one of several enabers (alongside culture, … Continue reading
Who Wants to be a Technical Lead?
In his comment, Rich explains, “I am directly managing 12 employees and 14 contractors doing application support and maintenance for something like 12 or 15 software products. I have most of my old team, and 6 other teams. I have … Continue reading
Posted in HIring the Best Knowledger Workers
Tagged leadership, management, one-on-one
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Is It Worth Reading Employee’s Email?
I just got off the phone with a colleague who discovered his boss is reading his email. The employee, whom I’ll call Dave, is hurt, unhappy, angry, and frustrated. “Yes, I know my email isn’t private, but what did … Continue reading
CEO Success
The two articles I found most telling about Carly Fiorina’s departure from HP are Worst. CEO. Ever. and Carly Fiorina and management. High tech organizations require a vision (from the CEO), a budget, and room for innovation. Maybe I … Continue reading
PMO: Tactics, not Strategy
At first, when Hal posted State of the Art of Project Management — Underlying Theory is Obsolete I wasn’t sure what he meant by #9: “Project portfolio management is an excuse not to manage each project. Each project team … Continue reading
Posted in portfolio management
Tagged leadership, management, project portfolio management, project team
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No Decision is a Decision
The Boston area still isn’t over the Red Sox loss last week, and one good thing to arise from their loss is a discussion of management decisions. In A cautionary tale: management counts, Douglas Eisenhart says “If you think … Continue reading
