Traditionally I have not worked for software development companies, however I have almost exclusively worked on software development projects. There have been many different flavors of software development projects based on the methodology employed, the team construction, and the completeness of the requirements prior the kickoff meeting. One of the challenges that I have been [...]

As a leader and project manager, one of my favorite stages of team development is the transition from “Storming” to “Norming”. The reason why I love this transition is because it is during this transition that I begin to see what the accomplishment capabilities are for the team. When the team is formed, I usually [...]

Recently I was in a meeting with another project manager and we were discussing the size of teams that we had lead in the recent past. While the specifics of size are not important, what I was able to discern from our conversation was that my reliance on a strong collaboration tool is what enabled [...]

Project Managers will infuse the balance of Time, Cost, and Quality into the creation of the detailed project plan.  This topic is always revisited with upper management when the initial detailed project plan is reviewed and is estimated to be over budget or beyond the expected due date. It is then the Project Manager’s responsibility [...]