The Tailoring Rule

“Professionalism is knowing how to do it, when to do it, and doing it.”                                                                                                 – Frank Tyger When people choose to complain about project management, one frequent refrain is the burden and overhead of all that process.  (I believe this is often a red herring, used by detractors …

Change Management – The Process (Part 2)

“If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.”                                                                                                                                 – Lao Tzu This post concludes the series on change management that started with a discussion about what’s so confusing and is a continuation of my previous post on the process of project change management.  …

PM Journal – Risk in Complex Projects

Thamhain, Hans.  “Managing Risks in Complex Projects,” Project ManagementJournal, April 2013 (Vol 44 #2), pp 20-35. From discussions and networking with my peers and colleagues, I don’t think there are very many that read PM Journal.  I won’t suggest that’s a mistake because the applicability of the content varies – …