“Dont say behind their backs what you wouldn’t say to their face.” 😬 Isn’t that how the saying goes? I…
“I can’t pretend to be what I’m not!”My friend was really upset. 😟 She had been put in a position…
“Argh! I can’t ‘Fake it till I make it’ it’s not possible!!” 😫 I heard this just last week.To be…
Serendipity. 🍀❤️ It’s when luck, good fortune, and beauty happens in a mini explosion of magic. It’s when you meet…
“Don’t you consultants double bill your hours?”Whaaaat? 😱 I had a truly eye opening conversation yesterday with an end user…
“Should I even be here?” The feeling of being out of depth. The proverbial ‘Imposter Syndrome’. 🕵🏻♀️ That’s normally how…
“Wait, your sales team promised xyz. What you’re saying now is not what I am expecting.” If you hear this…
How honest are you?No, really. Do you pocket the protein and chocolate bars at companies that have a free-food-bar perk?Do…
Short cuts = Technical Debt. There are times when it’s ok to take a shortcut.When we mindfully make that decision,…
The one thing you should NEVER do when migrating data.And it’s not roll your eyes when you’re told that the…
We got our hands on the proposal that the competitor was planning to submit and present. In his email, our…
“Yes he worked with me on these dates. He performed some of the duties of a Junior Project Manager, and…
What do you call a consulting partner who misrepresents their internal capability and competency to the client and signs them…
“But what if I don’t get another contract? I still have a mortgage to pay.” I was just speaking to…
Nobody owes you anything. The world is not fair, and never will be. You will die, and everyone you care…
Hang on. You’re changing my numbers so that they look better when you present them to the committee? My poor…
“Hey – you worked at xyz? I accepted a job there, but then pulled out and join this one when…
Keeping promises is so important. Do what you say you will do. Extend this to aligning the internal with the…
“Why don’t you engineer a big catastrophe, and then you fix it all and look like a hero?” I was…
Nothing annoys a Project Manager more than a team member who is unreliable. It peeves me. I operate on honesty…
I’ve been listening to the debate between Sam Harris’ strong views on religion with Dan Carlin, host of Hardcore History.…
25 years. 1/4 century. That’s how long I’ve been in software consulting. Boy, that makes me feel old. On the…
What do you do when your company sells a project that is woefully underestimated, promising the client would have an…
The Project Manager’s Iron Triangle. Good, cheap, fast – choose 2. As unbreakable as… The Law of Gravity. Most estimations…
Being a Project Manager is quite an unglamorous job. Especially when you work with a Consulting Partner or an SaaS…
Sometimes cheapest isn’t the best. I’ve seen proposals from reputable consulting partners who I _know_ do outstanding work. I _know_…
Why would businesses not want to support remote working when: 1. it’s cheaper than paying for offices and related overhead…
My ghast used to be frequently flabbered 😲 during meetings with clients when the sales team would exaggerate claims and…
I was reflecting on a conversation I had yesterday… About the interview for the Senior PM role, and whether I…
She had an amazing personality, and performed the role of a ‘Senior Project Manager’ in a crisis meeting with a…
People generally don’t admit mistakes because: – they don’t want to let people down – they think being wrong makes…
“Wait, your sales team promised xyz. What you’re saying now is not what I am expecting.” If you hear this…
“Who cares? Especially if I am making so much money?” I wrote a post the other day, about the reasons…