Herding Cats

Complexity and Design Struct Matrix

Design Structure Matrix (DSM) is a systems engineering paradigm developed by MIT and others to deal with complex inter-relationships between system elements. It is used in many industries. A recent Harvard Business Review article described its use. As well it... Read more →

Immutable Principles of Project Management

Some discussion around the web have conjectured there are many ways to manage projects. Some suggesting that "counting or measuring" is a waste of time. Some further conjecturing that Project Management as a formal process is inappropriate for many project.... Read more →

Discussions with Context or Domain

It seems to me that having a discussion about some favorite topic in the absence of a domain or context leads to (as a business friend from Houston used to say) "the weeds hitting the windshield. In other words "we're... Read more →