Herding Cats

Three Immutable Principles of IT Project Management

Following the lead of Max Wideman's First Principles of Project Management There must be a single point of integrative responsibility for the delivery of technical, business and programmatic value for the project. Technical and programmatic management must be separated when... Read more →

Race Across America

For any avid cyclist the Race Across America is a well know event. For those not acquainted with RAAM, it started in 1982 as the longest ultra-distance cycling event in the world. RAAM 2006 has many categories, but the men's... Read more →

Boiling Frogs

The image of "slowing boiling a frog," is a common analogy that describes a situation that increasingly gets worse without any noticing that it is in fact getting worse. David Anderson uses this approach to describe the need for transparent... Read more →

The Declaration of Interdependence Revisited

A frequent criticism of management books and management concept is they are "lists of things to do, while managing using the methods suggested by the author." The problem with this approach is that even if the items on the list... Read more →

The Century Session has Started

I've been spending every free moment on my bike and taking a break from Program Management this weekend, when our local group is riding Elephant Rock this Sunday. Our small group includes nearly all techie riders from Microsoft, Trident Energy,... Read more →