What is Risk? Many people think about risk as the potential impact of an exogenous event, like a hurricane or an auto accident. However, it is much broader than that. Risk is uncertainty with respect to attainment of a desired result.
Management, according to Wikipedia, is “. . . the function that coordinates the efforts of people to accomplish goals and objectives by using available resources efficiently and effectively.” Continue reading
It’s an odd title, I know. But as a seasoned project manager and IT professional with over
three decades of experience across multiple industries, there are some things that really don’t change much. Among the is the concept that “done means done and in production” and anything less isn’t of much value. So hang on while I vent a little regarding a topic almost every PM holds near and dear to his/her heart – progress updates on tasks and deliverables. Continue reading
One of the many purported advantages for adopting a Design & Build (D&B) procurement model is that it allows the Contractor the opportunity to carry out design and construction concurrently thereby ‘gaining’ time when compared against a Design-Bid-Build procurement model. Continue reading
I was thinking…if only telepathy were a viable means of communication rather than being told that I had been sent an email, along with several dozen others! Continue reading
I participate in several professional social networks and mostly let the questions asked pass. One I saw recently (because Howard Weiner, who will do a follow-up post to this article commented) asked about questions to answer when coming to a project review with a steering committee. I want to expand that and talk about the questions that should be asked and answered up front – before substantive work is done on any project. Continue reading