by Cris Casey | Jan 20, 2021 | PMO, Program, Project, Rescue and Recovery
Signs that a project may be headed for trouble (cost overruns, late delivery or quality issues) always occur well in advance of the problems actually taking root. After independently observing companies executing projects and programs over the last 30+ years, here is...
by Cris Casey | Jan 20, 2021 | M&A, PMO, Program, Project, Readiness, Rescue and Recovery
It seems obvious: internal initiatives are successful in direct proportion to how ready the organization is to make them a success. But time and time again companies fail to realize full return on their process/technology investments because readiness is improperly...
by Cris Casey | Jan 20, 2021 | Estimation and Planning, PMO, Project
Even Agilists find it hard to argue that the concept of a critical path is not valuable. But for a critical path to be truly useful, in a practical sense, embracing two fundamental characteristics is required. The first characteristic is that the calculated...
by Cris Casey | Jan 20, 2021 | Behavior, PMO, Program, Project
In science and engineering, the signal-to-noise ratio is a measure used to quantify how much a signal has been corrupted by noise. Informally, the ratio can be applied to discussions. “Signal” in this context is the delivery and exchange of content germane to the...
by Cris Casey | Jan 20, 2021 | PMO, Program, Project, Rescue and Recovery
Unquestionably the single most important decision a sponsor makes is who will lead the initiative. I have found it useful to return to the classics when asked to give guidance on this topic. Borrowing from writings on ancient Chinese military strategies*, T’ai Kung...
by Cris Casey | Jan 20, 2021 | Behavior, Estimation and Planning, PMO, Project
A method and its benefits are soon parted if fundamental drivers are not understood and accommodated. Scrum has at its heart an engine some organizations struggle to establish and maintain: the high performing team. This is the first of 3 pieces on Scrum...
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