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Author Archives: donmcalister
Tips for Better Project Baseline Management
Good Baseline Management is THE most critical factor in the execution and control of a Project. In my experience, more projects get in trouble because of inadequate, erroneous, poorly communicated, and ineffectively managed baselines, than any other single reason. A … Continue reading
A Knowledge-Based Approach for More Credible Management Reserve Estimates
There is a relationship between the level of knowledge uncertainty at the beginning of a product development project and the number of technical setbacks or failures that can be expected during its development cycle. Recovery from these in-scope failures increases the … Continue reading
Project Management and the Risk and Learning Cycle
During the life of a project there is a Risk and Learning Cycle that takes place that is critical to the success of the effort and an important foundation for projects that follow. This blog describes my thoughts on that cycle, … Continue reading
The Critical “Knowing Steps” for Successful Project Management
The Critical “Knowing Steps “ for Successful Project Management Some years ago, a friend of mine, and former colleague at Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Kiho Sohn, were discussing the linkage between successful knowledge management and successful project management. I told … Continue reading
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Learning to Be A Project Manager By Building on the Basics
Sometimes I think that as we work to develop new project managers, we make the subject matter seem more complicated than it needs to be. I’m not trying to say that all of the tools and processes and … Continue reading
The Science Behind Better Project Management Competencies
There’s been a lot of discussion and a whole spectrum of opinions expressed about what constitutes the best combination of domain knowledge, relevant experience, and personal competencies to ensure project manager success. Domain knowledge and experience are generally considered “hard” … Continue reading
Better Project Reviews Have a Big Payoff
The likelihood of success for a Project Manager in the execution of a challenging project can be greatly enhanced by the use of effective recurring reviews. I’m sorry to say that I’ve attended too many ineffective project … Continue reading
Making Our Project Schedules More Credible
Project Managers are both the victims and the perpetrators of project schedule credibility gaps. This blog explores the nature of these credibility gaps, their causes, and offers some tips to avoid them. In this blog I’ll … Continue reading
There is No Root Cause for Project Failure
When Projects fail, professionals want to know why, so they can learn and prevent similar failures in the future. A lot of smart people have worked diligently, to research project failures in an attempt to find, and share with us, … Continue reading
Technology Driven Emergent Habits
Last week I attended a wonderful conference dedicated to better thinking about thinking. During a break between sessions, I made use of the hotel restroom and while washing up, I experienced a moment that I can only describe as brain … Continue reading
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