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The Gradient of Terror – Project management and non-linear forces
Non-linear dynamics and project management is a recurring topic for me, e.g. Project management uses linear tools for non-linear situations and Linear and Non-Linear Thinking in Project Management. But the Covid-19 pandemic underscored the inability of many people to...
Rethinking the (Work) Breakdown Structure – Part 2.4: Summarising the pivot points
This post wasn’t planned. The last post wrapped up the 3-part series that unpacked our pivot points in more detail, after the headline post. I realised that the 4 posts contain a lot of material and had evolved a bit in the writing of them. So, I thought it would be...
Rethinking the Work Breakdown Structure Part 2.3: Leveraging a broader range of tools
In this post, we look at the third pivot point that I raised in the headline post. We're looking to answer the question: How do we leverage a broader range of knowledge and tools to help us go about doing the "breakdown" in our day-to-day practice? The traditional...
Project Management Concepts
The Gradient of Terror – Project management and non-linear forces
Non-linear dynamics and project management is a recurring topic for me, e.g. Project management uses linear tools for non-linear situations and Linear and Non-Linear Thinking in Project Management. But the Covid-19 pandemic underscored the inability of many people to...
Rethinking the Work Breakdown Structure Part 2.3: Leveraging a broader range of tools
In this post, we look at the third pivot point that I raised in the headline post. We're looking to answer the question: How do we leverage a broader range of knowledge and tools to help us go about doing the "breakdown" in our day-to-day practice? The traditional...
Rethinking the Work Breakdown Structure – Part 2.2: The Structure of Breakdown
In this post, expand on the second pivot point towards improving Breakdown Structures in general, and the Work Breakdown Structure in particular. This point is to create a clearer understanding of what we are breaking down in developing a WBS. We unpack this concept...
Project Management Skills
Rethinking the Work Breakdown Structure Part 2.3: Leveraging a broader range of tools
In this post, we look at the third pivot point that I raised in the headline post. We're looking to answer the question: How do we leverage a broader range of knowledge and tools to help us go about doing the "breakdown" in our day-to-day practice? The traditional...
Rethinking the Work Breakdown Structure – Part 2.2: The Structure of Breakdown
In this post, expand on the second pivot point towards improving Breakdown Structures in general, and the Work Breakdown Structure in particular. This point is to create a clearer understanding of what we are breaking down in developing a WBS. We unpack this concept...