Comments on: Project management - is it getting worse? http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291 Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:01:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Project Management Procedures http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291#comment-562 Project Management Procedures Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:53:08 +0000 http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291#comment-562 There is no doubt that the last six months have been particularly harsh with demand in both the permanent and contract sectors falling to very low levels indeed. There is no doubt that the last six months have been particularly harsh with demand in both the permanent and contract sectors falling to very low levels indeed.

]]> By: Mark Kouwenhoven http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291#comment-336 Mark Kouwenhoven Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:23:07 +0000 http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291#comment-336 Ron, I just spotted your blog. I hope it is not getting worse. It is bad enough already. I've seen worse and good practices as a Project Manager, trainer and PMcoach in the last 14 years. I still see that it is all too insttumental. Too much focus on tools, products, planning, procedures, methodology etc. Project Management is still people-business. So cooperate, work together, Team up together, collaborate this meeans Business/IT/Staff and also Project-sponsor/-PM/-Contractor/-Teammembers. It comes down to Attitude, Behavior and Culture. Attitude: What people thinki and Feel; Behavior what people do and Culture the accepted ways of working in an organisation. These should be in line with eachother, not conflicting. If we in projects do not address de ABC-issues from project-start to -end, we create more CHAOS. The methods, tools and best practices should help you out, to create more time for dealing with ABC-issues --> people. Ron,

I just spotted your blog.

I hope it is not getting worse. It is bad enough already. I’ve seen worse and good practices as a Project Manager, trainer and PMcoach in the last 14 years.
I still see that it is all too insttumental. Too much focus on tools, products, planning, procedures, methodology etc. Project Management is still people-business. So cooperate, work together, Team up together, collaborate this meeans Business/IT/Staff and also Project-sponsor/-PM/-Contractor/-Teammembers.
It comes down to Attitude, Behavior and Culture. Attitude: What people thinki and Feel; Behavior what people do and Culture the accepted ways of working in an organisation. These should be in line with eachother, not conflicting. If we in projects do not address de ABC-issues from project-start to -end, we create more CHAOS. The methods, tools and best practices should help you out, to create more time for dealing with ABC-issues –> people.

]]> By: Sean Hull http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291#comment-298 Sean Hull Thu, 07 May 2009 17:50:12 +0000 http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291#comment-298 Hi Ron, I'm always up for a good debate :) I have been involved in my share of enterprise level IT projects over the years. True to hype, most of them fell short of being "successful" projects. But I have seen a gradual improvement in project performance over the years. I attribute that improvement with a shift from project management being considered a “resume skill” to be applied to a project to PM practitioners taking over the helm. Hi Ron,

I’m always up for a good debate :)
I have been involved in my share of enterprise level IT projects over the years. True to hype, most of them fell short of being “successful” projects. But I have seen a gradual improvement in project performance over the years. I attribute that improvement with a shift from project management being considered a “resume skill” to be applied to a project to PM practitioners taking over the helm.

]]> By: Project managers plan for failure rather than success | Ron Rosenhead's Project Management Blog http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291#comment-290 Project managers plan for failure rather than success | Ron Rosenhead's Project Management Blog Tue, 05 May 2009 12:46:42 +0000 http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291#comment-290 [...] recently published by Dr John McManus and Dr Trevor Wood-Harper. It comes hot on the heals of the Gartner Report which I mentioned in a blog last [...] [...] recently published by Dr John McManus and Dr Trevor Wood-Harper. It comes hot on the heals of the Gartner Report which I mentioned in a blog last [...]

]]> By: Mike Boyer Smith http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291#comment-289 Mike Boyer Smith Mon, 04 May 2009 02:37:31 +0000 http://www.ronrosenhead.co.uk/?p=291#comment-289 Ron, Thanks for pointing out the report, I stumped up the cash and bought it. I've posted a little about it at http://theproductivityhabit.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/standish-group-chaos-report-finds-increasing-project-failure/ The most interesting part of the report is their thinking on WHY success rates are falling, which is largely attributed to increased process and project red tape (that obviously isn't paying off). Mike Ron,

Thanks for pointing out the report, I stumped up the cash and bought it. I’ve posted a little about it at http://theproductivityhabit.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/standish-group-chaos-report-finds-increasing-project-failure/

The most interesting part of the report is their thinking on WHY success rates are falling, which is largely attributed to increased process and project red tape (that obviously isn’t paying off).

Mike

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