I’ve always been a space nut. I was one of those nerdy kids in the 60’s-70’s who sent handwritten letters to NASA asking for mission photos, and actually received several back, which was quite a thrill. Do they still have the money to do that? Probably not. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the importance of communication in large-scale IT programs, how prone to failure our programs/deployments are, and the lessons I had by listening in on the Ares [...]
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IT Project Management seems to be one of the more difficult, etherial roles to pin down and define – there are as many best practices and traits for success as there are people offering those opinions. Certainly the PMO training, certifications and an understanding (and use) of standard PM methodologies are important, but in many cases there doesn’t seem to be a high correlation between formal training received and actual effectiveness on the ground. Many of my peers have commented [...]
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