Software Project Management
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Control the Narrative We often talk about the importance of effective communication on a project, but we often omit timing and context. Messages need to be timely if a project manager is going to guide the narrative. |
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Human Resource Management, Multi-Tasking, and Waves Some tolerate multi-tasking better than others. Beyond tolerance and even the ability of some people to switch contexts more efficiently than others is an effect of multi-tasking that most of us have experienced but rarely discuss. |
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Losing the Battle One Hill at a Time: Scope Creep in an Agile World Some issues/hills are important and worth going all in – but most probably aren’t. Project managers must choose their battles wisely and develop scope discipline.
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If Things Aren’t Going Well, When Do You Want to Know? Ask people to describe the number one job of a project manager and few will get it right. Payson Hall discusses the most important part of project manager's role.
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Your Project Might Be in Trouble If... As I start my fifth decade working on projects, primarily in the IT and software development space, I wanted to share some patterns I have observed that suggest a project is in trouble, Jeff Foxworthy style. |
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Contracted IT Projects: A Primer for Client Project Managers If you’ve never managed an IT project for your organization that had significant work outsourced to a vendor, what’s learned on the job can be VERY painful and VERY expensive. Here are some things to watch out for.
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Top 10 Most-Read TechWell Insights Articles of 2020 Many organizations are restructuring their teams, and several of this year’s most-read articles reflect that, with topics covering the roles within teams, along with technical topics as well. |
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Pandemic Challenge 205 of 7,923: Recognizing Project Milestones These days teams are compensating as best they can, but some aspects of project life are difficult with remote teams and social distancing. Celebrating milestone achievement is hard but necessary in our current circumstances. |
