Career Ladder I am re-reading my copy of Paid to Think by David Goldsmith and I find myself surprised that I missed a late section titled Transparent Career Ladder[1]. Just as important as the actual career ladder itself is leaders’ and staffers’ knowledge if we of how it works. A good career ladder allows people […]
Have you ever watched Air Disasters television show? If you have then you see that all too often the reason for the disaster is a series of events that lead to a disaster. Some of these miss-steps are quite small, but when added to the other miss-steps, ends up in disaster. This is often the […]
I am writing this post after a discussion with some people on product development and project management processes. The discussion took a turn to process intensive approach or not to use a defined process. There are many ideas of how this can work, for example the Capability Maturity Model Integration is an example of the […]
I recently noticed a LinkedIn post on success and failure that led me to the need to comment. The quote from the article that gave me some consternation: The minute you have a back-up plan, you’ve admitted you’re not going to succeed. ~Elizabeth Holmes Theranos Founder & CEO When I am driving a car, I […]
This is the second part of our onboarding writing. We have seen many opportunities for growth and development in this area. In fact, the onboarding process is where those who know little about us, how we work and what we value, are guided toward a fit in our organization. Our candidate selection and vetting process […]
When we discuss risk in project management circles, we often discuss it in terms of severity and probability. There is much more to risk and how it impacts and the implications it may have on our project. Risk Probability and Severity As the saw goes, few things are certain, except death and taxes. The more […]
Onboarding Defined First, we should probably explain or define onboarding. Onboarding is the collection of activities associated with our present staff socializing and training our newly acquired talent. The older employees take time out of their day to demonstrate behaviors and pass on specific knowledge and skills. Onboarding New Hires Recently a person that I […]
Is it okay to merge scrum team roles, for example can the scrum master also be the product owner. Our experience suggests, merging the roles of the team members in scrum is not a good solution. Besides a dilution of focus, there is a compromise in objectivity.
The Emissions Tango There is so much to learn from this case for those who develop products for a living and automotive products in particular. Understanding the impact of concept selection and testing of the product on the project’s success and product quality is important. The early decisions we make regarding the development of the […]