Principle-based Project Leadership

Linear and Non-Linear Thinking in Project Management

by Adam | May 14, 2017 | Agile Concepts, Principle-based Project Management

Since I put down my thoughts on Principle-based Project Management and the Project Action Principles some time back, I’ve been thinking and researching endlessly about the interplay between linear and non-linear cognition in the practice of Project Management, and how this interacts with our project context.

“Agile Documentation” is not an oxymoron

by Adam | May 3, 2016 | Agile Concepts, Agile Documentation

"Every team needs to leave footprints. Anyone who doesn’t document their work in a project, or actively participates in helping create a persistent record of the project, is a Project Asshole." - Principle #6 of the "No Assholes Project Team" principles Every team...

How to Use the Project Action Principles

by Adam | May 2, 2016 | Project Action Principles

You’ve probably read the keystone article about the 5 Project Action Principles, and one or more of the pillar articles that describes each principle in more detail. If not then see the references at the end of this page. I'm assuming you are at this page because you...

Project Acceleration 3: What’s the Point?

by Adam | Mar 8, 2016 | Project Action Hacks

In the last post on Project Acceleration, we looked at whether you had the foundation for making a major change, i.e. a solid understanding of the status of your project, in all dimensions. Now we look at another fundamental aspect of Project Acceleration: the...

Deliverables Management: Self-Evident Buzzword or Useful Technique?

by Adam | Feb 5, 2016 | Deliverables Management, PAP #1

The concept of ‘Deliverables Management’ has been present during much of my Project Management life but I've (almost) never seen any detailed codification of what this means or how to use the concept in anything more than a superficial way in my projects. The one...

Project Acceleration 2: The Status of Your Project Status

by Adam | Feb 5, 2016 | PAP #1, Project Action Hacks, Project Action Principles, Project Management Concepts

Following on from the initial post on Project Acceleration, this post covers the second aspect of accelerating any project, which is to have a precise and current understanding of your project's status and outlook against your plan. If you are going to make material...

Project Acceleration 1: A Plan for a Plan for a Plan

by Adam | Feb 4, 2016 | PAP #1, Project Management Concepts

Last post was a short clarification of the scope and purpose of the initial post on Project Acceleration, This post covers the first key aspect of accelerating any project, which is to have a plan for how you are going to go about assessing and executing this change....

Project Acceleration 1A: What is Acceleration?

by Adam | Feb 4, 2016 | PAP #1, Project Action Hacks, Project Action Principles, Project Management Concepts

This short post clarifiies the objective of the Project Acceleration series of posts. It outlines three types of Project Acceleration activity and identifies the Change Request type as the objective of this series.

Deliver projects fast. Faster than a startup. You can do it!

by Adam | Nov 19, 2015 | PAP #1, Project Management Skills

time is of the essence when kicking off a project. you lose more time at the beginning than anywhere else. but you can prevent it by being pro-active.

How can we protect the value in our projects?

by Adam | Oct 26, 2015 | Project Action Principles, Project Management Concepts

the end result of a project is not the technical components created by a bunch of technologists, it is the value created by the end customer who puts that capability to use. It’s so easy for that to get lost along the way, as the exigencies of real-world project delivery strike the project. But if the value is not recognised and maintained all the way through. The secret is simple: discipline and focus

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