Fissure News: Recognition and Rewards
I’m writing this on a 747 flying between Minneapolis and Singapore. It is my first trip to Asia and I am very excited. I will be in Singapore providing project management training for one of our long-standing clients. I don’t often get a chance to fly outside the US. When these opportunities have come up
Read MorePROJECT PARENTHOOD Agile Parenting: Purpose over Process – Geof Lory
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In preparation for this series of articles on Agile Parenting and the creation of an Agile Parent’s Manifesto, I thought about the many conversations I have had with seasoned project managers. Many have asked me, “What’s the big deal with the eXtreme/Agile movement?” I think what they are really asking is, “Why do we need
Read MoreStakeholders and the Triple Constraint Trade-off Matrix
I have often talked about the triple constraints (scope, cost, and schedule) and the Fissure Quintuple constraints (adding quality and team productivity as equally important constraints or variables). Most of you are very familiar with the triple/quintuple constraint relationship and the fact that you can’t change one without impacting the others. Considering just the triple
Read MoreProject Parenthood Agile Parenting: Progress Through Practice – Geof Lory
From an early age to pre-adulthood children spend a large portion of their time in school, but they spend almost all of their time learning. Their exposure to new ideas and the time spent developing new skills is greatest during these early years. Academic progress is measured with grades and scores, but how do we
Read MoreA Few Words From Jesse – New Years Resolutions
First I have to apologize to Brett Favre and everyone else for misspelling his name in the last newsletter. No excuses, just poor spelling and poor quality review. It’s easy to get caught up in the “new year” this year. We have the normal beginning of a new year with the usual resolutions – did
Read MoreFissure News – John Kaman
Fissure guide John Kaman will be presenting “Effective Communication and Rapport-Building Techniques for Requirements Gathering” on August 12th for the Minneapolis Saint Paul Chapter of the International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA).Admission is very reasonable so please check it out at: http://iibamsp.org/ Fissure is a premier sponsor of the Twin Cities Chapter and an Endorsed
Read MoreProject Parenthood: Every Plan Is Wrong – Geof Lory
I’m currently managing a sizable renovation to a private facility and am working with the Board of Directors to establish the scope and budget for the project. We have gone through several versions, taking items out of scope and putting them back in, as we gradually narrowed in on what can be done with the
Read MoreFissure Workshop On The World Wide Web
You may already be aware that Fissure has been working on an online delivery version of our highly effective on-site simulation powered learning (SPL) workshops. We are now looking for a few good students to participate (at no cost) and provide feedback on this project to turn boring on-line training into engaging on-line learning. We
Read MoreA Few Words From Jesse – Project Management Simulation
First an announcement! We have been working hard for the last 9 months on an online version of our Project Management Simulation workshop. Now we need test students. Check out the article in this newsletter regarding this free opportunity. Like some of you, I have watched over the last few years as my total cholesterol
Read MoreA Few Words From Jesse
We recently received a request from our local PMI Chapter for any articles on Stakeholders. In looking back we had never written an article specific to stakeholders, so we were unable to help them. I did, however put the thought of writing an article on stakeholders in the back of my mind. Then a few
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