Stakeholders 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
Read MoreFissure Guide: Sandy Haydon
I have now reached that season in life that many people dream about … retirement from corporate life. Yes, I’m loving it. I started my career in 1968 upon graduating from Winona State and immediately joining IBM in Rochester. The next 40 years brought many changes in the computer industry, at IBM, and in my
Read MoreAgile Parenting: Geof Lory
As a writer, speaker, trainer and practitioner of project management, I make it a point to read daily on the subject. I have my backlog of five to ten books, all threatening to be read, as well as a number of articles, white papers and web pages on leadership, teaming, process and personal development. I
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