The Essence of Driving: A Crash Course in Project Management
This blog post describes in a simple way the basic principles and techniques of project management.
Project Management for Software Development
Why Big Software Projects Fail: The 12 Key Questions
In spite of the improvements in software project management over the last several years, software projects still fail distressingly often, and the largest projects fail most often. “Why Big Software Projects Fail: The 12 Key Questions” explores the reasons for these failures and reviews the questions to consider in improving...
Agile Project Leadership Network
The Agile Project Leadership Network (APLN) is a 501(c)6 non profit organization that is focused on making people great project leaders by focusing on the following: * Value * Customer * Context * Teams * Individuals * Uncertainty These ideas are described further in the Declaration of Interdependence, which was...
Fingers in the air: a Gentle Introduction to Software Estimation
An introduction to the software estimation process aimed at project managers, developers and customers who want to get a better understanding of the basics this subject, and avoid to make their projects a death march one.
The Pomodoro Technique
The Pomodoro Technique is a way to get the most out of time management. Turn time into a valuable ally to accomplish what we want to do and chart continuous improvement in the way we do it.
Self-Organization In Teams
An interview with Esther Derby about self-organization in (agile) teams. We talk about self-organization in Agile teams. What is it? What is it not? What is the role of a manager in a self-organizing team?
The Core Protocols, an Experience Report – Part 1
The Core Protocols are our ‘best practices’ for people, teams of people and organizations that want to get great results – all the time. They are ‘Core’ because they are foundational – they can be used by all teams, anywhere, even if you already have organizational patterns and best practices...
Project Management Open Source Software Directory
A directory of open source project management tools for planning, estimating and tracking software development projects. http://www.opensourceprojectmanagement.org/