Archive for November, 2006

20.11.2006 Case Studies, Culture No Comments

ROCKY FLATS – A LESSON IN EXCELLENT EXECUTION – WORKING IN THE ‘ABUNDANCE GAP’

Some Clearing / Cleansing Emotions

I just have to have a bleat about people who espouse project management approaches when in fact they ‘know nothing’ (said with Hogan’s Heroes accent).  I have decided once and for all that there is a massive difference project management and project execution.  Once upon a time, management could expect that a PM would deliver an outcome; now it seems all too often that PMs are simply mystified when, having done everything by the book, the project is a mess. Perhaps there’s something wrong with the book?

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18.11.2006 Definitions No Comments

THE 6 KEYS TO PROJECT SUCCESS AND THE LAWS THAT GOVERN THEM

We all wonder from time to time about our projects.

What were the underlying elements at work during the process that enabled a successful outcome to be delivered? Sometimes it’s easy to isolate those driving forces in hindsight, but it’s not always possible to analyse whilst you’re actually ‘living’ the process.  I’ve put together 6 important keys to project success and the laws that govern them that might explain it all.

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