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 | 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 | Behavior, Program, Project, Readiness
So you did everything right … … thought carefully about what the initiative needed, avoided the bad selection models if the role is in a leadership position (see 4 Leadership Selection Mistakes to Avoid), vetted credentials, and put who you truly believed...
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