Project Failure Prevention: 10 Principles for Project Control
In this article, Tom Gilb provides ten principles to control projects and avoid failure.
Category: Software Development Project Management Articles
Five Signs You are a Bad Manager
This Wall Street Journal article presents five signals to detect bad managers.
Peer-to-Peer Feedback
Managing conversations about friction between team members is the topic discussed by Esther Derby in this blog post.
Agile With a Small “a”
In this blog post, Ty Kiisel discusses the need for project managers to produce value and not to discuss which methodology is the best.
Where Enterprise Architecture and Project Management Intersect
In this blog post, Robert McIlree discusses how software architect should participate in project teams.
The Best and Brightest of Agile Methods
Interestingly, some industry thought leaders and consultants believe Agile is a development-only set of methods, neglecting the strong emphasis on project and risk management. I have read these analyses and have given careful consideration to their viewpoints.
Distributed Teams and Agile
This article shares experiences and a model to organize and operate distributed Agile teams. The author wants to convey a simple message: Agile is the best approach for distributed teams.
Why Should a Project Manager be Technical?
Based on the orchestra conductor metaphor, Elisabeth Bucci explains how the project manager can be involved in projects without playing the first role.