Kevin says in his comment: Business analysis is how you figure out what done means. Project management is how you figure out how to get to done. I disagree. Business analysis is the elicitation and definition of what everyone else wants to have in the product. Project management is understanding what’s driving the project, […]
The good folks at Projects@Work have posted an excerpt from Manage It!. The excerpt is Make Your Organization Work for You. There’s no facility for comments there, so do leave comments here. < p class=”blogger-labels”>Labels: Manage It, Projects at Work
In Hiring the Best …, I recommend you hire for today’s projects, not for tomorrow’s projects.Now that we are back in a candidate’s market, it’s even more important to hire the people you need now. You can’t tell who you’ll need in the future. That “guaranteed” project? I’ve seen many of them postponed again and
Via Raven’s Think you know what a project is?, there’s a pointer to What is a Project? Think Again!. Garry, the author likes David Allen’s definition of a project: < blockquote>A project is any outcome you
I don’t have much use for Gantt charts; if you’ve determined the tasks in enough detail and far enough out to really see the critical path, you’ll be wrong in 24-48 hours. If you don’t put in that much detail, it’s a pretty picture, but not enough information to manage the project. (Of course,
Diane Danielson in Ask and ye shall receive … a bad review points us to this post, Salary, Gender and the Social Cost of Haggling.Well, if that isn’t a slap in the face, I don’t know what is. If you negotiate for a salary that fits for you, you’re “not nice.” If you don’t negotiate,
A behavioral audition is one where you want to see some specific candidate behaviors. Management auditions typically fall into this category. But especially if you’re hiring for an agile team, you might want to see how a candidate exhibits behaviors, such as coaching, feedback, how the person participates in a standup meeting or in a
I’m pleased that here are several nice reviews of Manage It! Your Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management. See the most recent: The Library’s post. Labels: Manage It, project
A management audition is similar to a technical audition, but because the functional skills are so different, and because senior technical people may also require some management capability, I see these as two different kinds of auditions. As usual, your mileage may vary. Here are some possible management auditions: Facilitate a meeting Give a presentation
Every two years, my good friend and colleague, Brad Goldense, gathers research about the state of product development metrics. It’s that time again. Here’s the information: GGI