A few months ago, I decided to embrace reality. I decided to volunteer for the Community Editorial Board for Project Management Institute (PMI) Agile Community of Practice. While I have been a member of the PMI for many years, I never pursued my project management certification (PMP). I work in one of the few industries […]
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Playing Your Zone
October 23, 2011

Have you ever walked away from a meeting thinking you had just witnessed a thing of beauty? It does not happen to me very often, but I was fortunate enough to witness that twice this year.
The Root Of All Evil
October 9, 2011
Many people I have worked with over the years have tried to tell me what the biggest problem was with whatever company we were working for. No company is perfect; there is always some sort of organizational friction. Technical people thought it was because we didn’t have the latest tools or equipment. The creative types […]
Taking An Agile Project To The Next Level
September 30, 2011
For the past three months, I have been working closely with one project to improve their production management processes. They were already working with a basic implementation of Agile project management with Scrum, but they reached a stage in the project where they needed to take what they were doing to the next level. The […]
The Rewards Of Being A Manager
September 28, 2011
Now that we’ve established the realities of being a manager, what are the real rewards? Being a manager is a tough job, so what keeps us going? It’s not power, money or being able to get your own way all the time and you’ll likely be expected to lend a hand to the team from […]
The Truth: Challenges Of Being A Manager
September 7, 2011

Often in professional development discussions young team members bring up the topic of becoming a manager. My first question is always, “Why?” As the conversation continues, I usually have to practice the 5 Why’s to get to the heart of the matter and I can share the truth about being a manager. As a manager, […]
October 31, 2011
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