systems delivery Building a Timesheet system
This is a change to my recent blog posts, this is more about defining and describing a project that will ultimately build a Timesheet system.
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systems delivery Building a new website
Today I'm building a simple website, it's for me, it's my own web resource, a landing page of sorts.
systems delivery Migrating from hosted VPS services to a Public Cloud Provider
Migrating from hosted VPS services to a Public Cloud Provider.
systems delivery Agile Maturity
Bringing an Agile Way of Working (WoW) to a new team is a learning experience for everyone involved, including me!
systems delivery Big Problems or New Ideas?
How do we solve the big problems or trial new ideas?
systems delivery Controlling a Stage
Controlling a stage is how we ensure deliverables are met by keeping the focus on product delivery. This is a pretty hefty statement for a Project Manager as this is essentially where the Project Manager does most of their work.
systems delivery Building a Backlog
Once you or your Product Owner has defined what products you need to deliver and what the definition of done would be, you need to break down those products into their component parts. Identifying the components is one way of building a backlog as you essentially list all of the building blocks needed to deliver the end product.
systems delivery Roles & the Definition of Done
If you’re building a team from scratch, this part is actually quite interesting and I’ll try not to talk too much about maturity of process at this stage as I think that subject is actually worthy of a post of its own.
systems delivery Creating a Project Plan (part 3 of 3)
Creating a Project Plan (part 3 of 3)
systems delivery Creating a Project Plan (part 2 of 3)
Creating a Project Plan (part 2 of 3)
systems delivery Creating a Project Plan (part 1 of 3)
Creating a Project Plan (part 1 of 3)
systems delivery Building an Xbox – the Kanban way
Building an Xbox – the Kanban way
systems delivery The Kanban Agenda
Have you ever wanted to deliver your meeting a little differently? Perhaps bored with the same old PowerPoint slides and the usual structure of one person talking and clicking and everyone else watching?
systems delivery How to introduce Kanban to a new team
Bringing an Agile Way of Working (WoW) to a new team is a learning experience for everyone involved, including me!
systems delivery Is it time for a Sprint?
Sprints in Project Management
systems delivery Where is the Passion? (Project Management)
Our valentines day special - where is the Project Management Passion?
systems delivery The Importance of Project Controls
The Importance of Project Controls
systems delivery What makes a Project different?
Projects are the means by which we introduce change into an organisation, this change could be anything from a new process, an office move, a new division, a business merger or a new product, or anything else that substantially shifts focus away from normal business as usual activities.
systems delivery Risk Register
A Risk Register is another fairly simple, but essential, tool. Make no mistake here; Risk Management is one of the main reasons that Project Managers get paid.
systems delivery Project Initiation
Project Initiation is all about the ground work. Not the Planning, that’s something different, that has its own stage. This is about lining up your ducks, getting things ready so that you can start the Planning activities.
systems delivery Project Action Tracker
An Action Tracker is a fairly simple tool, so simple in fact, you may often feel quite comfortable in over-looking it completely. However, the more complex a project, the more these simple tools can really help keep things ‘on track’.
systems delivery Comparing PRINCE2 vs PMP
A visual comparison of PRINCE2 vs PMP (light-touch)
systems delivery Project Management is just Common Sense
I have a little advice for the budding Project Managers out there to get you started right away!
systems delivery Cognitive Diversity
Back in 2017 I saw a presentation by Michael Davis (MBA, MAPM) on a subject known as Cognitive Diversity.