I haven’t blogged in 220 days, but I haven’t been idle either. Far from it. What has been going on you might ask? For one, this happened! (More on that later) Here are 10 things I have been up to since this Word of Mouth Marketing post on January 8, 2011: My first big project [...]
A few weeks ago, I tried a great new spot in Boston’s Fenway neighborhood – The Citizen Public House and Oyster Bar. And then I went back… It’s a great spot for after work – excellent bartending staff, a great selection of beers, a better selection of whiskeys, and wine on tap. (Yes I said [...]
Happy Thanksgiving everyone. I hope you have a great day full of family, friends, football, and food. It’s been a great year and we have a lot to be thankful for. That is my Dad and my awesome nephew Cayden. Dad’s shirt says “This is what a cool dad looks like”. I would have to [...]
I recently came across a Project Management article by Anna Possek on Dice.com. In her article, she describes project management in a unique way. Here is Anna’s take on what qualities are required to be a project manager: The project manager must be: * a diplomat to deal with conflicts between different stakeholders * [...]
In August, I was pumped to be starting on a challenging project at a new client. I had met the team, and was content with the fact that I was faced with a few long days of ramp up. I had all of the documents laid out on my desk and only one thing was [...]
I think that communication and relationship management is THE NUMBER 1 driver of project success. Hands down. Scan the tags in my blog, and come across posts like Four Types of People: Know Your Audience and Managing Scope: It’s Really About Trust, Communication, and Delivery. I saw a quote and it reminded me just how [...]
Steve Jobs of Apple used this image to explain their approach to product development, saying: We’ve always tried to be at the intersection of technology and liberal arts, to be able to get the best of both, to make extremely advanced products from a technology point of view, but also have them be intuitive, easy [...]
The recent recession has been a significant game changer for business in a lot of ways. There were the obvious changes, specific to the recession, such as a significant power shift to the employers. We all watched (and some of us, unfortunately, participated) as hordes of qualified candidates piled out of the workforce and into [...]
I was in a meeting last week discussing project management and client delivery and an executive made the point that the scope of the project is what the client thinks it is – period – and that as consultants it is our job to effectively manage expectations around scope continuously throughout an engagement. Nailing down [...]
First of all, I think that most of the time spent in meetings is a waste of time. I don’t think the actual meetings are a waste of time, since they are an enabler to face-to-face interaction, which is critical, but EVERY meeting should have a set duration, agenda, and a desired outcome before you [...]