Category Archives: project management
Content follows after process
When introducing an organizational change it is easy to just focus on ‘the new org chart’ or new business. However, the success of implementing this change depends not only on the appropriateness of this structure but also the interests of … Continue reading
Organizational Projects and co-dependencies
In the past I have written about meetings, where Information is being brought into the session, on which basis Decisions are being taken, and Actions agreed. Everything that happens professionally in that meeting can be categorized as such. The same … Continue reading
Universal Business Process Pitfalls
Universal business process diagram It has been several years since I wrote on this model, and it has been enhanced only so slightly. In the wording below the BPO-wording has been expanded to products to enhance it’s universality-claim. As … Continue reading
Project Management is more difficult than Line Management
Introduction In a traditional organization, the hierarchy was simple: their were bosses and there were workers. With the introduction of the matrix organization, the distinction between line and functional hierarchies became apparent. As soon as matrix organizations became global companies … Continue reading
Acceptance Tests
Often I hear hard-working people – especially those that are really busy – claim that they have completed something, whereas the customer retorts that is not the case. See it like baking this wonderful cake (which indeed has been baked) … Continue reading
The kick-off agenda
A Dutch saying goes ´A good start is half the work´. This also applies in project management, where a bad start means double the work. In most projects a starting session has an agenda that covers all functional topics: HR, … Continue reading
When to apply project management tools
Background First of all, I would like to define the word ‘project’ to know what we are talking about. In job titles sometimes it is short for “We do not really know what to do with this person who is … Continue reading
Phases in a Project, Any Project
Whereas in a previous blog I focused on three essential phases every project passes through https://peteralderliesten.com/2015/04/21/fear-hope-and-satisfaction/, one can extend these phases to encompass virtually every single undertaking man endeavors: whether a 10k run, a 10k walk with children or a … Continue reading
Scope, Date and Budget are Creepy things
Everybody who has ever had anything to do with project management knows ´scope creep´. Unfortunately, scope is not the only thing that can creep up. Scope creep Usually, scope creep occurs if specifications are unclear. In normal life one often … Continue reading
Fear, Hope and Satisfaction
Why project managers ride an emotional rollercoaster. Introduction A typical project manager does not only need to manage the rational parts of a project, but also be half a psychologist. Per phase she will need to address a different emotion … Continue reading
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