September 18, 2007
Bridging the PMI / Agile Gap
Michael Griffiths and I have talked to many of you recently about forming a PMI SIG dedicated to Agile Project…
May 10, 2007
Leadership Spread Thin
One of the key requirements of any aspiring leader is to maintain focus. Usually, focus is discussed as a tool…
March 2, 2007
Proactive Communication
Recently, a colleague of mine at Excella reminded my project team that "your client's perception is your reality". You may…
November 2, 2006
Certified Scrum Master
I have officially jumped aboard the band wagon. After completing two days of training, Ken Schwaber declared a diverse group…
September 25, 2006
SharePoint Event Sinks and Strong Names
A Microsoft SharePoint document library will allow you to provide your own logic to execute whenever a user does something…
July 14, 2006
Lists.asmx and Microsoft’s creative documentation
I'm currently working on a project which utilizes Microsoft SharePoint web services. Let's say I maintain a Risk Management spreadsheet…
June 11, 2006
False Leaders
The tag line I’ve been throwing around recently is that “I help make the business case for doing the right…
March 16, 2006
“If I’ve told you once…”
Has your manager ever explained her position with something like: "Well, we talked about that 6 weeks ago"? Do you…
March 3, 2006
The Ultimate Technician
To be a successful tech lead, it stands to reason that you have to be a successful technician. When mentoring…