Posts by Kevin Lonergan
10 reasons why Prince2 is not ‘best practice’
So who exactly makes the following claim? The current custodians of Prince2 ® (the UK Government’s ageing (1) PM Method), who look after it on their behalf by virtue of winning a contract from which they plan to benefit from, state on their website that Prince2 ® is “Global best practice”. That is quite a claim. This…
Read MoreWhy Hazards and risk are not the same on projects
There is an important difference: Project risk management presents many challenges to project teams. Two of them are understanding (across a broad enough range of people) and application. I.e. getting it done early enough in the project when you are always very busy, so that the outputs of risk management have a positive impact on the project.…
Read MoreWhere to use and not use “Management by Exception” on projects
In principle it appears fine, in practice, it can be very destructive: One thing we need to be clear on at the start. We are not advocating that Project Managers sit on the shoulders of team members every day so that they see progress and issues. Some will refer to that as micromanagement. At the…
Read MoreNew Video – What Makes a Great Project Manager?
Very punchy video with some really important messages: We have just launched a punchy video on “What makes a great Project Manager” that we hope you enjoy. Please feel free to comment at the foot of this post, as we would like to hear other people’s view on what makes the difference between an…
Read MoreBrand new Course: "How to be a great project manager"
Sharing the habits and skills of Great Project Managers: It is fairly rare to see a genuinely unique offering around the topic of project management, but we believe, this may well be one. It’s a brand new course on “How to be a great project manager“. Many people believe that being a great project…
Read MoreHow to develop great project managers in any business.
Every business wants great project managers – let’s look at how best to develop them: Here’s an interesting question. How do you find and develop great project managers in business? Firstly, what do we mean by find? Let’s be very honest. Not everyone makes a good, let alone a great project manager. It requires an unusual…
Read MoreWhat types of projects can Agile be applied to?
Types of projects that may suit Agile? Many people are understandably asking this question – “what kinds of projects can Agile be applied to”? The single biggest difference between being able to use Agile or a more Waterfall approach is the ability to be able to define, develop and formally release end products (i.e. project deliverables)…
Read MoreWhat is Agile Project Management? Slideshare Presentation
Slideshare Agile Presentation: We have published a short presentation on Slideshare here: What is Agile Project Management. It describes: the difference between traditional and Agile project management. the key elements of Agile how Agile works the benefits of using Agile the most common mistakes using Agile the type of projects where you may be able…
Read MoreIs Agile any good, bad or just a religion?
Agile really divides opinions: There are huge debates across the Internet, including many angry ones, about whether Agile works, is good or not, and even if it is a ‘religion’ (as preached by the ‘Agile zealots’) or as some even put it, is ‘total crap’. When Project Management was first introduced, words like religion…
Read MoreWhy Opportunity in projects should never be called ‘Risk’!
Why this makes no sense at all – and can even be very damaging: Something has crept into project management texts on both sides of the pond in recent times, (although PMBoK® from PMI has recently reversed this – see footnote). It’s the practice of classifying opportunities as ‘positive risk’ and trying to manage them…
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