time « A PM's workshop

Timing

By Eugenio, on October 2nd, 2009

Different departments of the same company have distinct calendars and then meaningful [...]

Given the uniqueness of the projects, this classification offers a good system for understanding the correct (technical) approach. However, the choice shall be taken considering the real options [...]

As the time goes by – Managing versions

By Eugenio, on August 14th, 2009

Nice attempt to hide the guest

In our projects, time comes in two versions:

“Fixed” in terms of delivery dates.
“Flowing” like a cursor moving with a uniform velocity on the calendar (toward the milestones).

These truisms are needed for introducing the concept [...]

What “done” can be defined.

By Eugenio, on July 29th, 2009

Where to cut

In my post, following a thread created by Craig Brown and developed by Glen Allen, I closed it confessing my difficult to offer a clean definition of what can be defined as “done”. In my mind there is the “Prince2” definition that sounds:

“Everything that has passed the tests based on stately accepted [...]

Using strategy to avoid a (lost) war

By Eugenio, on July 9th, 2009

Greek phalanx

Like any other enterprise, each project needs a specific strategy.

This word was coined by Ancient Greeks joining the words “army” and “moving”. Logistics has the same origin, and it is the natural companion (an example how available materiel and good intelligence can influence strategy is the “Battle of Kursk”) .

If you like a [...]

The project’s value (cash-flow & change management)

By Eugenio, on June 9th, 2009

How to transform time into money for a better control of the [...]

Managing timeboxes

By Eugenio, on May 24th, 2009

It consists in allotting an agreed quantity of time to accomplish a task. This concept comes from Agile approach.

Timebox

It is a way to tackle a task that is not easy to be planned. The main one is split into smaller and consecutive jobs. These would form a chain; the former result will [...]