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The Softer Side of Global Delivery – Lessons from Conshohocken to Hyderabad and Back

The Alliance Office in Hyderabad is one of my favorite places to visit.  Our teams are enthusiastic, customer-centric, and extremely hard working.  There is a constant low rumble of technical discussions, test cases being furiously typed, custom application deve

My Favorite Project Management Top 10

A few years ago I worked with a client who had the following top 10 list hung up in her office.  We grew a wonderful team of Project Managers together and shared this list with each of them as our 'guideline.'  We have since added this to our Alliance Project Managment Training Program. 

Top Ten Things Heard on Successful Projects By Rick Klemm

You know you have good PMs when you hear these words come out of their mouths.

Is your project on the road to failure?

Lately I've been cogitating on the importance of clear requirements in software development. 

When can we, the product managers and business analysts of the world, handover requirements to begin development?  At what point are they thorough, yet concise enough to give a developer the right level of information to create what has been cooped up in someone's brain? 

Social Media Learnings from the NAACM Customers 1st Conference

This week I attended the North American Conference on Customer Management in Phoenix, Arizona and am taking away a long list of best practices.

Who is your mentor?

My mentor is Ernest Shackleton.  His story always inspires me.  Here is a quick recount (from SAS Airline's August, 2001 Highlife Magazine):

In August 1914, Shackleton and his 27 member crew set sail aboard the Endurance, bound for Antarctica. But in the treacherous waters of the Weddell Sea, their ship became trapped in the ice pack. For the next ten months they waited for the ice to break. It didn't. Instead, it crushed the ship in its floes, leaving the men shipwrecked 1,200 miles from civilization.

What makes an excellent Program/Project Manager?

Project Managers are often considered the 'single point of contact' on an engagement. This is the person held accountable for successfully accomplishing the project objectives. He/she must constantly manage the Project Triangle of cost, quality and scope. With such an important job and the enormous pressure that comes with it, how do you select the ideal candidate for the role?