Purpose of this Blog
I started this blog for two reasons: (1) I want it to be a resource to engineers newly entering project management, and (2) I want to share what I’m learning about how to deliver more value to customers by focusing on what matters most.
Blog Archives
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My wife named her Chat GPT app. It’s called Sabastian. It was a brilliant move. I’m a slow AI adopter. We know about so many problems with it. It tells you what you want to hear, even if it’s bad advice. It confidently lies to you (See Note 1). It invents false “facts” to support…
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I was talking with a customer recently and he asked me what part of managing projects I find most challenging. I thought for a moment, and I told him, “It’s managing the conflicting needs of people affected by the project.” Conflicting Interests I am an engineer at heart, so when a problem arises, my first…
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I’ve been writing a lot on risk lately and how we can manage it in our projects. It’s been a bit theoretical up to this point, so here’s a fictional and oversimplified case study. I’ve intentionally chosen a job I’ve never done before, as the point of the post is not to tell you how…
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