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Life is a marathon

June 29, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Life is a marathon.Software Projects are like (non-Agile) sprints. In Life – there will be up and downs on the…

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Posted in: Consulting, Self Development

Worklife balance

June 28, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Worklife balance shouldn’t really be the focus of the young. When you’re young and inexperienced – in the new world…

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Posted in: Always Learning, Growth Mindset, Self Development

There are so many bad projects out there

June 26, 2020 admin Leave a comment

There are so many bad projects out there, just bleeding money profusely. I hear of projects that have: – poorly…

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Posted in: Agile, Hybrid

Fixed Price or Time & Materials?

June 25, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Fixed Price or Time & Materials? As a customer, I might want Fixed Price (FP). because I perceive that the…

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Posted in: Risk & Issues, Scope Management

How do you pick the right consulting partner

June 24, 2020 admin Leave a comment

How do you pick the right consulting partner for your project? The first thing to do is to evaluate your…

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Posted in: Partners

The two things you need to get right

June 23, 2020 admin Leave a comment

The two things you need to get right if you are looking to implement a CRM system. Make sure that…

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Posted in: Asking Questions, Business Analysis, Partners, Product Champions, Salesforce

There is a skill in estimating

June 22, 2020 admin Leave a comment

There is a skill in estimating how long a Discovery will take. For mid to larger sized projects, this can…

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Posted in: Agile, Discovery, Estimating, Hybrid, Risk & Issues

What’s an opinion worth?

June 19, 2020 admin Leave a comment

What’s an opinion worth? Not much, unless you’ve been asked for one. Not much, unless you’re a stakeholder. Not much,…

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Posted in: Always Learning

You’ve got two grads on your new team.

June 18, 2020 admin Leave a comment

“You’ve got two grads on your new team. Remember not to work them too hard. Treat them with kid gloves.…

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Posted in: Always Learning, Who are we

Drama = Excitement.

June 17, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Drama = Excitement. I think a lot of people believe that. That’s why I see friends courting drama in their…

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Posted in: Decision Making, Self Development

I’m super nosy.

June 16, 2020 admin Leave a comment

I’m super nosy. As a Project Manager, I encourage my team member to spam me. _Always_ cc me in your…

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Posted in: Client Relationship, Project Management, Scope Management

I think I am most excited about the start of a project

June 15, 2020 admin Leave a comment

I think I am most excited about the start of a project, where we get to shape it and prime…

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Posted in: Emotional Intelligence, Success

“How much do you share

June 13, 2020 admin Leave a comment

“How much do you share in your project status and budget reports with your customer?” I was showing a new…

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Posted in: Client Relationship, Customer Success

What do you do when a remote team member is AWOL for ages

June 12, 2020 admin Leave a comment

What do you do when a remote team member is AWOL for ages, takes _days_ to respond to emails, misses…

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Posted in: Effective Communication

Most small and medium sized Consulting Partners

June 11, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Most small and medium sized Consulting Partners do not have Change Management as part of their offering. It’s a different…

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Posted in: Change Management

All my interactions with offshore team in India

June 10, 2020 admin Leave a comment

All my interactions with offshore team in India have been outstanding. Every. Single. One. In all the companies I’ve worked…

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Posted in: Culture, Kindness

A lot of companies going through ‘Transformation’

June 9, 2020 admin Leave a comment

A lot of companies going through ‘Transformation’ or implementing a solution to modernise, digitise, or transform their operations do not…

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Posted in: Change Management, Culture

Here’s the list of requirements

June 8, 2020 admin Leave a comment

“Here’s the list of requirements, and the team’s estimation against each item. Go and create a project plan.” There’s no…

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Posted in: Estimating, Projects, Requirements, Team & Resources

All my project manager does is schedules meetings

June 7, 2020 admin Leave a comment

“All my project manager does is schedules meetings, takes minutes and hounds me for update on my task. Nothing else!”…

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Posted in: Project Management

I’ve never really had a problem running waterfall projects

June 6, 2020 admin Leave a comment

I’ve never really had a problem running waterfall projects because I think I understand how to manage expectations. Whenever I…

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Posted in: Methodology, Waterfall

On the topic of managing expectations

June 5, 2020 admin Leave a comment

On the topic of managing expectations, I think that agile came about because waterfall was so rubbish at that. You…

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Posted in: Managing Expectations, Methodology, Waterfall

I don’t think I can ever find happy

June 4, 2020 admin Leave a comment

I don’t think I can ever find happy, if I lost my child. I cannot think of anything worst, as…

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Posted in: Managing Expectations

I’ve been listening to the debate

June 3, 2020 admin Leave a comment

I’ve been listening to the debate between Sam Harris’ strong views on religion with Dan Carlin, host of Hardcore History.…

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Posted in: Consulting, Integrity

Getting expectations right

June 2, 2020 admin Leave a comment

Getting expectations right is the key to happiness. Why do you want to join a Tier 1 Salesforce partner and…

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Posted in: Managing Expectations

Why aren’t your consultants testing their own work?

June 1, 2020 admin Leave a comment

“Why aren’t your consultants testing their own work? Why do I have to pay for QA?” A person who is…

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Posted in: QA & Testing

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