Comments for Crossderry Blog http://crossderry.wordpress.com A shifting expediency that defies rational analysis Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:16:45 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Don’t PMs get that they’re “business” people yet? by Denis http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/09/22/dont-pms-get-that-theyre-business-people-yet/#comment-1376 Denis Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:16:45 +0000 http://crossderry.wordpress.com/?p=2399#comment-1376 If a project manager doesn’t understand the business and what it needs then they’re going to make poor day to day decisions. Even worse, when that project manager encounters problems requiring escalation, then they’re going to produce poor proposals on how to proceed to their superiors. Not good! If you suffering from this problem then start asking yourself how each decision you make benefits the business you’re working for. Also, if you’re lacking business visibility then speak to your boss. If he/she is reasonable they will realise that giving you some exposure to the business will lead to better decision making on your part. You’re decisions will have more likelihood of being aligned to what the business actually wants. Denis If a project manager doesn’t understand the business and what it needs then they’re going to make poor day to day decisions. Even worse, when that project manager encounters problems requiring escalation, then they’re going to produce poor proposals on how to proceed to their superiors. Not good!

If you suffering from this problem then start asking yourself how each decision you make benefits the business you’re working for. Also, if you’re lacking business visibility then speak to your boss. If he/she is reasonable they will realise that giving you some exposure to the business will lead to better decision making on your part. You’re decisions will have more likelihood of being aligned to what the business actually wants.

Denis

]]> Comment on Commitment-phobic organizations by Lui Sieh http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/11/13/commitment-phobic-organizations/#comment-1375 Lui Sieh Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:42:50 +0000 http://crossderry.wordpress.com/?p=2464#comment-1375 Another good useful post, Paul. I agree with this distinction. When the cultural decision making norm is "consensus-based", I run for the hills. Getting anything done is not so different than pissing in the wind in such environments. Another good useful post, Paul. I agree with this distinction. When the cultural decision making norm is “consensus-based”, I run for the hills.

Getting anything done is not so different than pissing in the wind in such environments.

]]> Comment on Power of Strategic Commitment — Interview Intro by Commitment-phobic organizations « Crossderry Blog http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/power-of-strategic-commitment-interview-intro/#comment-1374 Commitment-phobic organizations « Crossderry Blog Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:59:03 +0000 http://crossderry.wordpress.com/?p=2458#comment-1374 [...] Power of Strategic Commitment — Interview Intro [...] [...] Power of Strategic Commitment — Interview Intro [...]

]]> Comment on Crossderry Wordle — 28 August 2008 by Does your email pass the Wordle test? http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/crossderry-wordle-28-august-2008/#comment-1372 Does your email pass the Wordle test? Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:27:10 +0000 http://crossderry.wordpress.com/?p=912#comment-1372 [...] Ritchie at Crossderry Blog posted a Wordle, which is a “word cloud” generated from text you provide on the Wordle [...] [...] Ritchie at Crossderry Blog posted a Wordle, which is a “word cloud” generated from text you provide on the Wordle [...]

]]> Comment on PM Quote of the Day — Harold J. Smith by lightkeeper54.com » Blog Archive » Quote—Harold J. Smith http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/11/03/pm-quote-of-the-day-harold-j-smith/#comment-1369 lightkeeper54.com » Blog Archive » Quote—Harold J. Smith Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:21:42 +0000 http://crossderry.wordpress.com/?p=2461#comment-1369 [...] to Paul Ritchie (Crossderry Blog) [Comments (0)]  [...] [...] to Paul Ritchie (Crossderry Blog) [Comments (0)]  [...]

]]> Comment on Power of Strategic Commitment — Interview Intro by Twitter Trackbacks for Power of Strategic Commitment — Interview Intro « Crossderry Blog [crossderry.wordpress.com] on Topsy.com http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/power-of-strategic-commitment-interview-intro/#comment-1368 Twitter Trackbacks for Power of Strategic Commitment — Interview Intro « Crossderry Blog [crossderry.wordpress.com] on Topsy.com Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:57:41 +0000 http://crossderry.wordpress.com/?p=2458#comment-1368 [...] Power of Strategic Commitment — Interview Intro « Crossderry Blog crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/power-of-strategic-commitment-interview-intro – view page – cached I’m catching up on some great material — at least great IMHO — that has been locked away in my notebook. Last month, I got a chance to talk strategy with Josh Leibner and Gershon Mader,... (Read more)I’m catching up on some great material — at least great IMHO — that has been locked away in my notebook. Last month, I got a chance to talk strategy with Josh Leibner and Gershon Mader, founding partners of Quantum Performance, Inc. They have worked with Fortune 500 companies around the world including: Capital One, Cisco, The United Way, AT&T, Campbell Soup, and (Read less) — From the page [...] [...] Power of Strategic Commitment — Interview Intro « Crossderry Blog crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/power-of-strategic-commitment-interview-intro – view page – cached I’m catching up on some great material — at least great IMHO — that has been locked away in my notebook. Last month, I got a chance to talk strategy with Josh Leibner and Gershon Mader,… (Read more)I’m catching up on some great material — at least great IMHO — that has been locked away in my notebook. Last month, I got a chance to talk strategy with Josh Leibner and Gershon Mader, founding partners of Quantum Performance, Inc. They have worked with Fortune 500 companies around the world including: Capital One, Cisco, The United Way, AT&T, Campbell Soup, and (Read less) — From the page [...]

]]> Comment on PM Quote of the Day — Carol Burnett by Yousuf Siddiqui http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/pm-quote-of-the-day-carol-burnett/#comment-1359 Yousuf Siddiqui Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:51:00 +0000 http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/10/13/pm-quote-of-the-day-carol-burnett/#comment-1359 Hello there, I am Yousuf Siddiqui and I provide coaching to leaders and organizations. I refer to my work as Business Performance Coaching. I increase my clients' effectiveness by thinking through their most burning issues with them and creating plans to get tangible, measurable and specific results. I want to connect with you and follow you on your blog. I hope to learn from you and exchange thoughts with you. Thanks, Yousuf Siddiqui, Hello there,

I am Yousuf Siddiqui and I provide coaching to leaders and organizations.
I refer to my work as Business Performance Coaching. I increase my clients’ effectiveness by thinking through their most burning issues with them and creating plans to get tangible, measurable and specific results.

I want to connect with you and follow you on your blog. I hope to learn from you and exchange thoughts with you.

Thanks,
Yousuf Siddiqui,

]]> Comment on Which PM “faux pas” make your hair stand on end? by Lheimer http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/which-pm-faux-pas-make-your-hair-stand-on-end/#comment-1355 Lheimer Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:18:46 +0000 http://crossderry.wordpress.com/?p=2412#comment-1355 double negatives in a sentance! double negatives in a sentance!

]]> Comment on Which PM “faux pas” make your hair stand on end? by Eugenio Magnone http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/which-pm-faux-pas-make-your-hair-stand-on-end/#comment-1354 Eugenio Magnone Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:47:15 +0000 http://crossderry.wordpress.com/?p=2412#comment-1354 Most methodologies (e.g. PMI, Prince2) do not make very clear distiction between risks and issues. Therefore Black Letter Law requires a common glossary for being effective. Setting a working procedure for collecting "issues" for making possibile to sift the risks among them needs to be tailored on company's culture. Most methodologies (e.g. PMI, Prince2) do not make very clear distiction between risks and issues.
Therefore Black Letter Law requires a common glossary for being effective.
Setting a working procedure for collecting “issues” for making possibile to sift the risks among them needs to be tailored on company’s culture.

]]> Comment on Which PM “faux pas” make your hair stand on end? by Andrew http://crossderry.wordpress.com/2009/10/02/which-pm-faux-pas-make-your-hair-stand-on-end/#comment-1353 Andrew Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:17:56 +0000 http://crossderry.wordpress.com/?p=2412#comment-1353 1) Not listening to the project team when communicating. 2) Not aggressively milking every significantly mistake for a learning lesson. 3) Claiming to be managing scope when requirements have not been linked to cost. 1) Not listening to the project team when communicating.
2) Not aggressively milking every significantly mistake for a learning lesson.
3) Claiming to be managing scope when requirements have not been linked to cost.

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