Project Management and The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings…If you are like me every time they play the trilogy on TV I watch again like I am watching it for the first time. I am sure you remember the main characters..Frodo..Gandalf…The places..middle-earth..Mount Doom…the Shire…but for me my favorite character was Samwise Gamgee or Sam for short. Every project needs a Sam so let’s go to the movies….
Read MoreProject Management and “A Christmas Story”
It is that time of year again …The Holidays … I love this time year and I mean love it … the lights, the music, my family, presents and the holiday movies. One of my favorite movies of all time is “A Christmas Story” you know the one … it is played for 24 hours straight starting Christmas Eve night … the one where Ralphie has to convince his parents, teacher and Santa that an official Red Ryder, carbine action, two-hundred shot range model air rifle is the perfect gift for him and he will not shoot his eye out. Of course this blog is about project management so how in the world can “A Christmas Story” teach us anything about managing projects? Let’s go to the movies…
Read MoreProject Manager and Raiders of the Lost Ark
Have you ever felt like Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark when it comes to projects and their project plans? You think you have planned for everything: all risks are defined, your timeline is in place and things are proceeding as planned – what could go wrong? You have the treasure in your hand; you take a deep breath, relieved …. and then it happens just like in any good action movie … tarantulas, gaping pits, lethal spikes, arrows, and a huge rolling boulder to name a few of the dangers that Indiana has to overcome, only to now realize a seemingly impossible scope, with few resources, a ridiculous timeline and sponsorship issues. So let’s go to the movies…
Read MoreProject Manager and Adventures in Babysitting
I am your Project Manager not your babysitter … As Project
Managers, if we were truthful with ourselves, at times we feel we are in the
movie “Adventures in Babysitting” (ok I know I am showing my age by just
mentioning this movie) when we deal with certain project team members.