How to Kill Projects

When looking at the project kick-off process of some companies you really start wondering, what the heck are they up to? These processes I am talking about look like this: Come up with an idea (I like that process step) Prepare a cost estimate and a business plan for the project Present these to a [...]

Posted in: Management by Jens Schauder No Comments , ,

Scrum is a Social Thing

I’m currently involved in my first project using Scrum. As preparation for my role as Scrum Master I read various books on the subject. In there I found one lesson about Scrum and Agile in general, which I consider more important than anything else: Scrum is a Social Thing Scrum is about team building, Scrum [...]

Posted in: Management by Jens Schauder 2 Comments , , ,

When is Elaborate Project Plannng Appropriate?

I got varying reactions on my last post. Some thought the story about making coffee using an extremely detailed plan was funny.  For example Fabio Akita wrote: “Planning is the death of any project” http://bit.ly/bFYkAW Just an entertainment story, but fun nonetheless I’m certainly proud to produce something that is considered fun. Yet my little [...]

Posted in: Management, Uncategorized by Jens Schauder 1 Comment ,