tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76449368288913479232024-03-14T00:41:11.569-07:00Scope crêpeTasty travels into the terrain of Project Management.Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00814719245641014526noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644936828891347923.post-24654529848148192782008-01-17T17:00:00.000-08:002008-01-17T18:01:22.349-08:00Pod-ject Management<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLfaPYJeNhih85g0gnPuqU9VE0LrzChT8Wuxvti3zQRUtacitmkTj5ZRqgmUW1EAVaZeZXV9aPvslPqy8U6bdnAMVt4n1tN_GGmHhQU4G2uAuA9qd2zZ0KTYuecpZOLGtmm-ngJD5d9c/s1600-h/microphone.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5156630421074131874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 102px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 115px" height="154" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLfaPYJeNhih85g0gnPuqU9VE0LrzChT8Wuxvti3zQRUtacitmkTj5ZRqgmUW1EAVaZeZXV9aPvslPqy8U6bdnAMVt4n1tN_GGmHhQU4G2uAuA9qd2zZ0KTYuecpZOLGtmm-ngJD5d9c/s320/microphone.jpg" width="152" border="0" /></a><br />This is a rather casual post regarding <strong>podcasting</strong>. For project managers, there is a tremendous amount of excellent material <em>(not all of it packaged under the title "project management, by the way)</em> to be had.<br /><br />If you've never tried listening to a podcast, you have very few excuses...<br /><ul><li>You don't need an MP3 Player (most sites allow you to play the audio right from your PC)</li><li>You don't need to pay money to subscribe to (most of) the podcasts</li><li>You don't need any special technical skills</li></ul><p>Of course, they still aren't for everyone. I acknowledge that we all have differing preferences for communications - some of us are visual, some auditory, some kinesthetic, most of us a hodgepodge of the three. This comes under the topic of learning styles, probably deserving of a posting all of its own. In the meantime, you can check your own preferences <a href="http://www.chaminade.org/inspire/learnstl.htm">here</a>. But for convenience, the idea of catching up on PM information from what is effectively a radio broadcast, is a good one, and I suggest you take advantage of it.</p><p><strong>Podcasts devoted to PM</strong></p><p>There are several PM Podcasts which I'll list below. Check them out. The creators of these podcasts put a great deal of their own personal energy and passion into them - and it shows.</p><p><a href="http://www.thepmpodcast.com/">The PM Podcast</a> </p><p><a href="http://www.controllingchaos.com/">Controlling Chaos</a></p><p><a href="http://www.pmthink.com/">PMThink!</a> - <span style="font-size:78%;">(go to right side of blog)</span></p><p><a href="http://pm411.org/">PM411</a></p><p><a href="http://www.botinternational.com/thepmopodcast.htm">The PMO Podcast</a></p><p><a href="http://enterprisepmsolutions.com/blog/">Insights for Project Managers</a></p><p><strong>General Management/Business podcasts that have a propensity to talk PM</strong></p><p><a href="http://www.manager-tools.com/">Manager Tools</a></p><p><a href="http://cmm.thepodcastnetwork.com/">The Cranky Middle Manager</a></p><p></p><p><strong>Podcast Directories</strong></p>Don't count on blogs to keep you up-to-date. If you do have an MP3 player or Winamp, the associated software can check for latest podcasts by topic. Stick in PMO or Project Management from time to time and see what's come on line. I also like <a href="http://www.podcastalley.com/">Podcast Alley</a>, and find it easy to use - you can listen to podcasts right from that site.Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00814719245641014526noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644936828891347923.post-15216042563323163512008-01-15T16:21:00.000-08:002008-01-15T21:34:00.627-08:00One week anniversary<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4N-mc8wxeUgJRbAMWJZcqqweT9F4Tj2FiYq9KMVZSYHt_uQlaunHSbOTC37NYCaWzXa6rdCDQgsXCo35cH9DkVmXyaJoRMF3CPPQJ7dIGRdhZ3hSIgs-60v7IKvcZIz-3uFmaeR-i20o/s1600-h/scopecrepevisitors+after+one+week.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155863503123823506" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4N-mc8wxeUgJRbAMWJZcqqweT9F4Tj2FiYq9KMVZSYHt_uQlaunHSbOTC37NYCaWzXa6rdCDQgsXCo35cH9DkVmXyaJoRMF3CPPQJ7dIGRdhZ3hSIgs-60v7IKvcZIz-3uFmaeR-i20o/s320/scopecrepevisitors+after+one+week.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgdNAHwFEkFDUr8Wpc0pt5h1vcgNuMsRNpeGsdmAWjkcJTBXkMUEN-024ZhlEjkaVzu0Nnicv_Q3R4iVCKEGhaaF1KIssi2-Qn-20C5Tg85qn3Tq0iMJBxg0vIY4jTuo7yVcLWvMj6jJU/s1600-h/scopecrepevisitors+after+one+week.JPG"></a>Well, it's been one week. On the right, you see a fairly recent snapshot of the visitor locations. This blog has been visited by some 350 people from many locations, including <span style="color:#cc0000;">New Zealand, <span style="color:#006600;">Qatar</span>, <span style="color:#6633ff;">Finland</span>, <span style="color:#ff0000;">Canada</span>, and </span><span style="color:#3333ff;">The Philippines</span>. That's a great start, and I hope to keep it going with interesting posts, comments, and discussions here. I intend to keep it fresh and intriguing, but I also count on <strong>you</strong> for that diversity and freshness. Chip in with a comment here or there, okay?</div><div></div><div>I already take away one lesson learned (<em>re-learned</em>, really) from the experience: free services are worth approximately what you paid for them. The wiki site we were using went haywire on us without any warning. I had no backup. But...'what doesn't kill you makes you stronger', and this gave me the opportunity to start over, add some new features, and this time, remember to store the wiki material in a $&#*@^ backup file!<br /></div><div>Let's go for another great week!<br /></div><div></div>Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00814719245641014526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644936828891347923.post-6606511781776767762008-01-15T04:49:00.000-08:002008-01-15T16:11:35.706-08:00Fiddling again!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gURyGG2X-AWG3b-RtWQUW4aNEUBrQ9D33sNNFyb26AKwUnO-gdhqDPVZ9TZKqV5tUXd3yMdZolwDXGyrSfUlHHQ1kFpXr0jKlt3tBVpOUkf28IPyboYTWtgqHFPmD9SfEOF7tXkHBfI/s1600-h/Fiddle.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155685236211235698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8gURyGG2X-AWG3b-RtWQUW4aNEUBrQ9D33sNNFyb26AKwUnO-gdhqDPVZ9TZKqV5tUXd3yMdZolwDXGyrSfUlHHQ1kFpXr0jKlt3tBVpOUkf28IPyboYTWtgqHFPmD9SfEOF7tXkHBfI/s200/Fiddle.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>This is going to sound weird, but I switched wikis. The Bluwiki site has been down for days. I went to a new provider, wikidot. The transition should mean only an improvement to you, as this forced me to redo the entire site. I added a video clip from the movie. To contribute to <em>Fiddler on the Project</em> , I give you three options.</p><p>1. <a href="http://fiddlerontheproject.wikidot.com/">Click here to go to the wiki</a>, which provides the context, a video clip from the movie, a sample chapter, a survey, and a "writeboard" scratch editing area.</p><p>2. <a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=Yo1MbWbcq6iAYPyKuOTpXg_3d_3d">Click here to go directly to the survey</a>.</p><p>3. <a href="http://123.writeboard.com/14463be4d2e60e841/login">Click here to go directly to the Writeboard</a>. The password is <span style="color:#006600;">tradition</span>.</p>Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00814719245641014526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644936828891347923.post-24537877120485376242008-01-13T17:30:00.000-08:002008-01-13T18:06:50.418-08:00Does your project have Measuritis?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxWu_F_ZQpTWsOTrsaWl7GAWEHYxzKiAxLUkK0v2MfQZpC7k7JxT84uqFMrwKC_ViOGFBf4bp_c8nw49EE73UFETWKPp-D1lWdxcsR5roaSsIwyMKxIocIBN0y_1peh-f61AeUlE09OE/s1600-h/sick.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155147025269439314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" height="135" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxWu_F_ZQpTWsOTrsaWl7GAWEHYxzKiAxLUkK0v2MfQZpC7k7JxT84uqFMrwKC_ViOGFBf4bp_c8nw49EE73UFETWKPp-D1lWdxcsR5roaSsIwyMKxIocIBN0y_1peh-f61AeUlE09OE/s200/sick.gif" width="123" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIvak0vTO85j8S4aGR-s6k2ZnKETG2cqeuww84VHRmpBPzuD5tAva9Kjdth_R9deGXaVnY_xD3fIjqI5es0Qnx7irIVip8p8IkC4b87-XUqApG6OJUh9HVdUY4U2Wwi-tL6gJeDS5mhA/s1600-h/measuritis.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Measuritis</span> </em>is a chronic viral condition in which your management, your project office, or perhaps even <strong>you</strong> are obsessed with numerical measurements of everything that can possibly have a number associated with it. My favorite <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Measuritis</span> story is this one (partially because it's true).<br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">My <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">colleague</span> and I were each leading project groups. We each had about 10 project managers overseeing important equipment and network deployments. Each week, we produced a report which gave a progress report on each project. Problem was, our director kept asking for the data to be reconfigured in different ways (he didn't have the software skills to reconfigure these himself). So he would continually ask for the data to be reported <em>every which way</em>. To try to show him the error of his ways, we created a special report which listed the various reports we were generating for him. On this "<strong>report report</strong>" as we sarcastically called it, we listed the various reports we were issuing for him, with what frequency, and which audience.<br />Well, instead of getting our intended message, our esteemed manager reacted like this: "Gentlemen, that report is very nice. I'd like to see it produced once a week".</span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><br />I took two lessons learned from this episode:<br />1. Sarcasm is often lost on your "victim" and instead, <strong>you</strong> become the victim.<br />2. There are different varieties of <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Measuritis</span></em>. In this case it was a particularly deadly strain of the virus called <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">reportata</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">overlodum</span>.</em></span><br /><span style="color:#000099;"><br /></span>My experience in talking with those who run project offices also provides plenty of examples of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Measuritis</span> infection. In the quest for <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">KPIs</span> (Key Performance <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Indices</span>), all that can be measured, is. And that's not the real problem - the problem is the credence that is given to the numbers calculated from these measurements. Don't get me wrong. I am not opposed to project dashboards and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">KPIs</span> in general. What I am saying is that it makes sense to be extremely thoughtful and careful when <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">establishing</span> the measurements and very important to consider the intangibles. I know that "you cannot fix what you don't measure", but you also must <strong>be aware of what you <span style="color:#ff0000;">cannot</span> measure and account for it in the mix</strong>.<br /></span><br />I am hoping to start a conversation on this subject, via people responding to this posting. Don't worry, I have had Blogger install an <em>anti-<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">measuritis</span></em> anti-virus pattern; <span style="color:#660000;">your project will not be contaminated</span>. Also, I promise not to generate pie-charts, trend data, or radar diagrams showing the number of postings per unit time...<br /><br />For your reference I provide the following resources:</div><br /><div><br />A very short article which <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">discusses</span> the merits of devising project measurements.<br /><a href="http://www.contentspool.com/Article/How-To-Select-New-Project-Metrics/32076">http://www.contentspool.com/Article/How-To-Select-New-Project-Metrics/32076</a> </div><br /><br /><div><br />A link on this subject from Jerry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Manas</span>' excellent blog, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">PMThink</span>! on this subject.<br /><a href="http://www.idashes.net/know_edu_project.asp">http://www.idashes.net/know_edu_project.asp</a> </div><br /><br /><div><br />The general links for these two blogs are as follows:<br />Content Spool's Business <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Management</span> section:<br /><a href="http://www.contentspool.com/cat/474">http://www.contentspool.com/cat/474</a> </div><br /><br /><div><br />Jerry <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Manas</span>' Blog, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">PMThink</span>!:<br /><a href="http://www.pmthink.com/">http://www.pmthink.com/</a> </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>So please consider sharing here your stories of <em><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Measuritis</span></em>. Thanks! And if you have it, get well soon!</div></div>Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00814719245641014526noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644936828891347923.post-66174873798437795312008-01-10T21:56:00.000-08:002008-01-10T22:18:29.177-08:00The "buzz" on Crowdsourcing<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJWUnxxdecmw8SvfHbKnuekMXYln5hKm_1UF2FU26jOPLiTManMQKO4-RUgOqdBQpR-LJ3alF7bkkw0O3HTIShOLsaJREMaZpkhCj0_b76w0svaTiVgQ3c73d9zW8F_joo3ZH1I-uALk/s1600-h/buzz.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154096252930538290" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJWUnxxdecmw8SvfHbKnuekMXYln5hKm_1UF2FU26jOPLiTManMQKO4-RUgOqdBQpR-LJ3alF7bkkw0O3HTIShOLsaJREMaZpkhCj0_b76w0svaTiVgQ3c73d9zW8F_joo3ZH1I-uALk/s200/buzz.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Why "<span style="color:#663333;">buzz</span>"? Look at the cover of <em>"We are Smarter than Me",</em> a book, like <em>"Wikinomics"</em> which was written using the "power of crowds". Don't BEE surprised at what you see.<br /><br />YouTube and WikiPedia are two famously prominent examples of web-based communities using 'crowd power' which have had significant impact. This movement has already had influence on project management. The January, 2008 issue of PMI's <em>PM Network</em> (see the case study on FilmRiot, page 46) covers the <strong>crowdsourcing</strong> movement with good examples, and the same issue reviews <strong>blog software</strong> for project collaboration.<br /><br />In <em>We are Smarter than Me,</em> I participated in the authoring of this book by contributing some ideas on project management via the crowdsourced editing tools on their site. The inside front and back covers are emblazoned with the names of the “authors” (including me) in glorious and spectacular <strong>size 0.1 font</strong>. Listen – a <em>mention</em> is a <strong>mention</strong>.<br /><br />I decided next to check out the world of crowdsourcing by participating in one of the sites recommended by both <em>“We Are Smarter Than Me”</em> as well as by the <em>PM Network</em> magazine article. I submitted an idea to CambrianHouse.com , a crowdsourcing site meant to help incubate and promote new ideas. It was a little convoluted – I submitted an idea to produce a crowdsourced Project Management book, <em>The Fiddler on the Project</em>. I got lots of feedback from the group, and ended up winning the weekly “IdeaWarz” contest that they run. So the “crowd” liked the idea.<br /><br />Here are some web resources for you if you would like to investigate this further. For starters, pick up the January issue of PM Network and read the articles on pages 46 and 88. Then start exploring some websites. Let yourself get lost in the "crowd". <strong>Participate</strong>!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.wearesmarter.org/">www.wearesmarter.org</a><br /><a href="http://www.cambrianhouse.com/">www.cambrianhouse.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.wikinomics.com/">http://www.wikinomics.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.threadless.com/">www.threadless.com</a> (design a t-shirt)</div><div> </div><div></div><div><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">Pssssst:</span></em> if you go to <a href="http://www.cambrianhouse.com/">cambrianhouse.com</a>, now through 14-Jan or so, be sure to vote positively for <span style="color:#3366ff;"><a href="http://www.punduck.com/">The Pun Duck</a></span>, another of my ideas...</div>Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00814719245641014526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644936828891347923.post-58060184306854555132008-01-09T13:04:00.000-08:002008-01-16T18:35:27.726-08:00More on the Fiddler (not Moron, the Fiddler)<a href="http://fiddlerontheproject.wikidot.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153587153277074210" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7KTLl_00GfeZmLdtY1o3P-1ct93E-QCfKCZTqqEFgSAGUFD3uwx7EdM5I5vtWxhyh7c7RAPnvGb02TFvr68mabWhmbY-syUQKf96zgfUnYURmXTZgkWTzZsspS-AgGlgAABNV0oSZgps/s200/fotr.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://fiddlerontheproject.bluwiki.org/go/Image:Fiddlerontheproject.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh87SMb6haAY_FmrMBnl5D7P6WikJr-y4-lQ9Jwqcn-24aEaiQrEo6vyq9asj45OZuIXswc6dTaABb4OPh3aJExCMExsuskXiEwYNwBx93gbIc_3T4TIZGCnObrwdgpxOD-Q1Yyjq3HuTA/s1600-h/fiddler-ideawarz.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div>You've seen some reference to <em>Fiddler on the Project,</em> the book I'm co-authoring with Ranjit Biswas, PMP. We have a goal to have 100 contributors. We're up towards 70. So don't miss your chance to collaborate. Just visit <a href="http://fiddlerontheproject.wikidot.com/">http://fiddlerontheproject.wikidot.com</a> . If you do nothing else, at least take our quick survey, which you can get to directly from that site.</div><div></div><div>Here is the prologue from the book. A little tease...</div><div></div><div><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><em><strong><br /><hr /><br />Fiddler on the Project - Prologue</strong> </em></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><em>What are projects? Projects are all about change. If you didn’t want change, why would you be initiating a project? While operations are focused on the status quo, projects strive to improve our lot, gaining us more customers, or coming up with the means to delight our existing ones. Projects are initiated to do business more efficiently, to meet some kind of government or contracted requirement, or to venture into some new line of business altogether. In any case, we initiate these projects because we need something to be significantly different than it has been. If we don’t make the change, we may end up in a dangerous situation. </em></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><em>Yet, ironically while a project’s focus is change, the people who work on our projects and the organizations they’re from, as well as the customers and other stakeholders of the project- including the project manager themselves – are rooted in traditions. These traditions have served us well, sometimes for many generations. Lose sight of these traditions and the project manager – and the project itself – is not in tune with its environment, won’t likely satisfy the organization, the sponsor, the customer, and therefore will not bring about the change that was desired, and we may end up in a dangerous situation. </em></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><em>So, the project manager, the leader of these projects, has one foot on tradition and one foot on change. All along, he or she must balance between tradition and change while actively orchestrating the elements of the project, smoothly conducting, if you will, the ‘music’ of the project while not losing their foothold on either, and – you guessed it, ending up in a dangerous situation.<br />Such is the Fiddler from Fiddler on the Roof. He balances on the peak of the roof, perched atop the house, effortlessly keeping his balance with one foot on either side of the peak while producing beautiful, enchanting music – a melody that is an inspiration for the story's main character, Tevya. The fiddler never fails – and he never falls. </em></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><em>We want to help you – as the Fiddler on your projects – to be able to keep your balance and play that tune, and to inspire the stakeholders of your projects. And, you know, we wouldn’t complain if you got a little inspired, yourself!<br /></em></span></div><div></div></div></div>Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00814719245641014526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644936828891347923.post-52082732839954658362008-01-08T16:54:00.000-08:002008-01-08T17:11:49.187-08:00Putting things in perspectiveOne of the things that will make this blog important to you - I hope - will be frequent <strong>references and resources</strong> that you can use as a project manager. I'd like to start that trend right here on Day One by highlighting a website which is fun, informative, and interesting. I suggest you pay it a visit during a spare moment. You'll find yourself intrigued, entertained, and educated, all at the same time.<br /><br />At least - that was <em><strong>my</strong></em> perspective.<br /><br />The site is <a href="http://www.quirkology.com/">http://www.quirkology.com</a> and it is the brainchild of Dr. Richard Wiseman, a professor at the University of Hertfordshire, in the UK.<br /><br />As a project manager we need to understand our stakeholders (assuming that we have first done a fantastic job of <span style="color:#006600;">identifying</span> them). To understand and facilitate communications with those stakeholders, we have to understand their perspective - <em>walk a bit in their shoes</em>, as they say.<br /><br />Dr. Wiseman's videos are indeed far-removed from project management. Or <strong>are</strong> they? Using the ideas he gives, not only about perspective, but about understanding visual and verbal cues, can help truly understand whether that estimate for test soak time is really 6 weeks, or rather could it be done in 1? See his experiment with Leslie Nielsen in which Leslie identifies his favorite food in two video segments (one food identified in each, that is). Dr. Wiseman challenges you to determine in which of the two Neilsen is lying.<br /><br />I won't give the whole thing away, folks. Just check the site and have a look at the 5 videos.<br /><br />And do me a favor....share <strong>your perspective</strong> after you come back here, okay? Thanks.Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00814719245641014526noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644936828891347923.post-89462726779672480192008-01-08T09:10:00.001-08:002008-01-16T18:37:59.274-08:00The birth of yet another project management blog.My work in project management takes me all over the world and all over the web in search of project management excellence and better ways to develop and coach PMs.<br /><br />The concept of <strong>Scope Creep</strong> is a common thread in our field. I also enjoy puns and plays on words. When I was thinking about this blog, and titling it, I must have been hungry. I was also reflecting on my last visit to France, and happened to be visualizing the batter from the crêpes being poured onto the grill and how it spread slowly from the center and -voila- the idea of Scope Creep as Scope <em>Crêpe</em> popped into my mind.<br /><br />My aim is for this blog to raise and answer important questions and to discuss issues of Project Management. I will bring what I hope you find to be insight from my experience as a PM and later a founding member of a PMO for a large company, but also, perhaps more importantly, from the experience of colleagues and students. I have been developing and teaching a full curricula of project management courses for years. In that work, I encounter hundreds of students, a wealth of information and sometimes controversy. I have a gut feeling (there's that <em>stomach</em> talking <em>again</em>) that this is worth sharing.<br /><br />I'm also co-authoring a book on project management called The Fiddler on the Project. I see this blog also as a means to test ideas, and to continue to open that book up for collaboration. You'll note that there is a poll on this page referencing the book and the associated wiki - <a href="http://fiddlerontheproject.wikidot.com/">http://fiddlerontheproject.wikidot.com</a> . Please take a moment to visit and to at least take the survey accesible from that site.<br /><br />So - stay tuned - I hope to keep this light and flavorful, and yet strangely satisfying. Like a crêpe .Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00814719245641014526noreply@blogger.com1