Life is a marathon.Software Projects are like (non-Agile) sprints. In Life – there will be up and downs on the…
Worklife balance shouldn’t really be the focus of the young. When you’re young and inexperienced – in the new world…
There are so many bad projects out there, just bleeding money profusely. I hear of projects that have: – poorly…
Fixed Price or Time & Materials? As a customer, I might want Fixed Price (FP). because I perceive that the…
How do you pick the right consulting partner for your project? The first thing to do is to evaluate your…
The two things you need to get right if you are looking to implement a CRM system. Make sure that…
There is a skill in estimating how long a Discovery will take. For mid to larger sized projects, this can…
What’s an opinion worth? Not much, unless you’ve been asked for one. Not much, unless you’re a stakeholder. Not much,…
“You’ve got two grads on your new team. Remember not to work them too hard. Treat them with kid gloves.…
Drama = Excitement. I think a lot of people believe that. That’s why I see friends courting drama in their…
I’m super nosy. As a Project Manager, I encourage my team member to spam me. _Always_ cc me in your…
I think I am most excited about the start of a project, where we get to shape it and prime…
“How much do you share in your project status and budget reports with your customer?” I was showing a new…
What do you do when a remote team member is AWOL for ages, takes _days_ to respond to emails, misses…
Most small and medium sized Consulting Partners do not have Change Management as part of their offering. It’s a different…
All my interactions with offshore team in India have been outstanding. Every. Single. One. In all the companies I’ve worked…
A lot of companies going through ‘Transformation’ or implementing a solution to modernise, digitise, or transform their operations do not…
“Here’s the list of requirements, and the team’s estimation against each item. Go and create a project plan.” There’s no…
“All my project manager does is schedules meetings, takes minutes and hounds me for update on my task. Nothing else!”…
I’ve never really had a problem running waterfall projects because I think I understand how to manage expectations. Whenever I…
On the topic of managing expectations, I think that agile came about because waterfall was so rubbish at that. You…
I don’t think I can ever find happy, if I lost my child. I cannot think of anything worst, as…
I’ve been listening to the debate between Sam Harris’ strong views on religion with Dan Carlin, host of Hardcore History.…
Getting expectations right is the key to happiness. Why do you want to join a Tier 1 Salesforce partner and…
“Why aren’t your consultants testing their own work? Why do I have to pay for QA?” A person who is…