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Written by Jacques Dunselman
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Monday, 18 October 2010 18:59 |
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Last August, on Friday the 13th, a historic C47 Dakota got stuck between bridge pillars on the A44 motorway in the Netherlands. As the highway was an important traffic artery, officials had no other choice than to have the remaining wing stubs cut off – leaving the plane irreparably damaged. Despite careful planning and preparations (the wings had already been removed for the transport), the whole project came to a grinding halt during the delivery. Sounds familiar? In the world of ICT, it’s also not uncommon for what was a very smooth project to go haywire at the moment the goods are being delivered. Just as in the tragic loss of the Dakota, it all could’ve been easily prevented.
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Written by Jacques Dunselman
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Tuesday, 26 October 2010 12:38 |
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 Sometimes bad things happen despite the best preparation and planning. On August 25, a small passenger plane crashed in the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing all but 1 of the 20 passengers on board. According to the survivor, a passenger had smuggled a small crocodile on board. The ensuing panic after the animal escaped into the cabin allegedly contributed to the crash. In projects you too can encounter a “crocodile” event – one that will thoroughly shake up your project. See how pilot training addresses emergencies and how this can be applied to exceptions in your project as well.
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Written by Jacques Dunselman
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Monday, 24 January 2011 20:19 |
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The tragedy of project management is that it is often not seen as a real profession in and of itself. In half of the organizations that I’ve been working for, project managers were business line managers that were expected to manage ICT projects on the side. However, being an excellent line manager, does not equal being a good project manager. As long as we ‘real project managers’ continue projects that, despite our better knowledge, cannot be successful, project management will not be recognized as a real trade. Let me share a story with you to illustrate my point.
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Written by Jacques Dunselman
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Monday, 01 November 2010 21:10 |
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Many articles and books have already been written on success (and failure) factors of projects. Strangely enough, “Fun” is never mentioned as a success factor. In my experience, one of the common factors in successful projects is almost always a high fun-factor. Some may argue that this is because it’s not a factor but an indicator: when all other factors are properly addressed, people feel more comfortable and fun is allowed into the equation. I would argue that it also applies the other way around: when project team members enjoy working together, they can handle anything – thus increasing the chance of a successful delivery. If we all know happy team members are more productive, why shouldn’t we make a conscious effort to make our project fun to work in? Here is a recent example from the world of aviation - where one airline understood this and came up with a way to put the fun back in the safety briefings.
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Written by Jacques Dunselman
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Monday, 07 February 2011 20:51 |
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As a direct result of my article bringing the F-word back in projects, together with @parallelproject, @nuwave and @thelazypm we started the Project Fun Competition. We received numerous ideas, some funny, some more serious, but all dedicated to making projects more fun. As the contest officially ended on January 31, 2011, it is now time to announce the winners...
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