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Quote of the Day

“If you’re naked, you don’t have any clothes on,” he explained, “but if you’re nekkid, you don’t have any clothes on but you’re up to something.” - Senator Alan Simpson, in a discussion with Washington Post reporters Wednesday morning about... Read more →

The Fallacy of the Blind Men and the Elephant Metaphor

There is a book on project management titled Blind Men and the Elephant: Mastering Project Work. This is one on my least favorite PM books for all the reasons in the review.I came across the page below while building materials... Read more →

Capabilities Based Planning

I'm working on a set of Essential Views for program performance management. These views are the leading indicators of a programs cost, schedule and technical performance measures needed to Keep the Prorgram GREEN. The sponsor of this effort is a... Read more →

Veterns Day

For those who served, you know this day is our day. To all those who haven't served, but understand the concept of service, this is the day to recognize those who did. Read more →

The Purpose of Risk Management

I'm working for a firm that works for a department in the US DoD dealing with program performance management. One of the critical topics is Risk Management. Our Program Manager, sent this out today, to encourage our efforts in integrating... Read more →

How To Do Risk Management? Maybe Not

Project Manager.com has a series of videos on project management. This one caught my eye. These types of presentations provide useful information in a very accessible format. Much better than our traditional Power Point slides with lots of bullets. But... Read more →

Quote of the Day

We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away. - Chuang Tzu Read more →

Quote of the Day

Rich people are not the cause of a robust economy, rich people are the result of a robust economy - David Watson, Google Software Engineer Read more →