about 1 week ago - No comments
You are a leader in your domain and you are embarking on your first or repeat onsite trip. Your proven communication skills, your success in your domain, your high “like-factor” with the customer during the many phone/email conversations and your team coordinating abilities… these are the skills that undoubtedly makes you the ideal candidate to perform the very crucial role of the onsite Le
about 3 months ago - No comments
STEPPINGINTOPM.COM interviewed me earlier this month. We talked about some of the most common questions on Agile, SCRUM and CSM training. The interview post went online today.
Here is an excerpt from the interview:
How difficult was it to take the exam after just taking classes for 2days? Is that all the preparation you need to take?
This [...]
about 3 months ago - 6 comments
I am guilty too. The incident with my Lead did not stop me from making the same mistake when I became a Manager of teams. The usage was so common that I got infected by it and my true feelings got buried. It became a habit that seemed absolutely normal.
about 9 months ago - 2 comments
…an effective scheduling technique that enables project managers to truly plan a project instead of merely stringing tasks together to an end date. True planning calls fot a great deal of thought that should go into executing a project and steer it towards success. But to do that, we need to first understand project failure.
about 11 months ago - 3 comments
Understanding the problems related to stress is pretty straightforward, but how do you find a simple solution for reducing stress in your life? Go to the self-help section of the bookstore and you will find a plethora of how-to-reduce-stress-in-your-life books. While most of these books present good tips based on quality research, you often end up adding more stress to your day just finding time to sit down and read the book! Unfortunately there are very few things in life under your complete control, mainly the actions of people and events that happen to you. You can however, control to an extent some of the people and events you allow to affect daily life.
about 1 year ago - No comments
You are the architect. You designed the maze. So, you should know your way out. You should know the critical path leading to the exit sign. Right? But you don’t!
about 1 year ago - No comments
Creating a comprehensive schedule is one of the more difficult activities that Project Managers face. Schedule creation is often considered more art than science – and results often support this. What is often more frustrating is that team members often find themselves on one team with a project manager that creates and manages schedules a particular way and then on another team with a project manager with a different approach.
about 2 years ago - No comments
Anyone can be a manager but not many are effective managers. So, what are the qualities that make an effective manager?
An effective manager…
-> knows his client
-> is accountable
-> is a good communicator
-> is a born fire-fighter
-> is a good delegator
-> is confident but not over-confident
-> builds relationships easily
-> thinks & talks process
The skills or qualities [...]
about 2 years ago - No comments
The key to any project success depends on how well a leader/manager understands customer needs or requirements and manages customer expectations. Over the years of my experience with various customers, I have come across various behaviors and attitudes, some easy to manage; some hard.
Easy-going customers
I have found these customers the easiest to manage. The project [...]
