Project Management
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The Gordian Knot
In ancient Phrygia (modern-day Turkey), a prophecy declared: “Whoever unties the Gordian Knot will rule all of Asia.” The knot tied to King Gordius’s chariot was famously complex — with no visible ends, layered loops, and interwoven tension. Many tried to untangle it logically and patiently.None succeeded. When Alexander the Great arrived (334 BCE), Impatient…
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One Size Fit All
Recently I read a book by Nassim Nicholas Taleb in which he shared a Greek Myth “The Bed of Procrustes” The Story (Simple Version) Procrustes was a robber who lived near Athens.He had a bed in his house and invited travelers to sleep on it. But there was a rule: Procrustes didn’t care about the…
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Woodcutter Fallacy – Understanding Team Productivity beyond numbers…..
You might have a heard a standard mathematical question in our school if 1 woodcutter take 1 day to cut 1 tree how many trees can be cut by 10 woodcutter in 1 days The standard answer is 10 tress. Is calculating productivity is so simple ????? Calculating Productivity in Man-hours using above calculation On…
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Metrices don’t Lie
Metrics are simply measures of quantitative assessment commonly used for assessing, comparing, and tracking performance or production. When metrics are excessively focused on outcomes rather than processes, managers spent their valuable time collecting data, positioning the numbers and lobbying their ‘story’. Managers become overly focused on Outcomes . Individuals or Leadership may deliberately skew data…
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The Bhagavad Gita: Timeless Wisdom for Communication Management
“अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत् । स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते ॥ १५ ॥” “anudvega-karam vakyaṁ satyaṁ priya-hitam ca yat svadhyāyābhyasanaṁ caiva vāǹmayaṁ tapa ucyate” Austerity of speech consists in speaking words that are truthful, pleasing, beneficial, and not agitating to others, Communication can be primarily divided in 4 Types Verbal Communication There are…
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The Bhagavad Gita: Timeless Wisdom for Project Management
“ “Success is a Journey not a Destination” Karma – Individual User Stories that are assigned to project team in an Epic. Phal(Fruit of work) – Is the Measurable Busines Outcomes A comprehensive project or epic should be broken down into small user stories (Karma) that are then combined into sprints (milestones). Project Team Wisdom…
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Tuckman’s Team Development Model
5 Stage of Teaming In 1938, Dr. Bruce Tuckman, a renowned psychologist introduced the 4-stage team developmental model that is now known very well. Less common to most, Dr. Tuckman has added a fifth stage to the model in 1965 which is the “adjourning” stage. Let’s walk through the 5 stages. Forming Important Steps Take In the Forming Stage Storming Important Steps…
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Redefining Project Management Office
— The transformation of project managers into value creators The Truth is in The Numbers A lack of clear goals is the most common factor (37%) for project failure. 44% of projects fail due to a lack of alignment between business and project objectives. Three-quarters of projects fail because of a lack of senior management…
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