Podcasts

Project Resolution Benchmark.

This show is a special presentation on The Standish Group’s Project Resolution Benchmark. Our Project Resolution Benchmark process is rapid, simple, comprehensive, inexpensive, and easily comprehensible.  The output is a report with the following three major items: 1) A comparison of your project outcomes with other projects in our database 2) Environmental skills scores and benchmark 3) Three habits to adopt… Read more

Good Sponsor Roundtable

CHAOS Tuesday #111: is an overview of our Good Sponsor Roundtable to be held April 25 10:30 - 20:30 including dinner and April 26 from 9:00 to 15:30. All sessions will take place at an Antwerp Management School, Antwerp. Belgium. In The Good Sponsor Roundtable you will join a unique and inspirational forum to learn how to mentor project owners… Read more

The Public Execution of Miss Scarlet

This show is a special presentation of the first chapter of my book The Public Execution of Miss Scarlet. Jennifer Drake Ford narrates this chapter. I wrote this fictional book with much help from Jim Crear back in 2006. The book is a demonstration of how the ill effects of the five deadly sins have on executing a project. The… Read more

Sponsor Inspiration

Our special guest for this show is Dan Ward.  Dan explains how he inspires his teams to do great work.  He provides his thoughts on how great leaders focus on the mission and not on the paperwork or process. Gail Raynus provides the CHAOS Cameo on learning by teaching. In addition, I will provide a book review on Inspire.   In this… Read more

Bad Scrum

Our special guest for this show is Ken Schwaber.  Ken will provide his thoughts on comparing bad agile versus good agile.  He will consider velocity versus value.  He will talk about managing agile teams. Joe Raynus supplies the CHAOS Cameo on his favorite Key Process Indicator (KPI).  In addition, I will provide a book review on Agile Estimating and Planning.    In… Read more

Normalized Case

Our special guest for this show is Hans Mulder. Mr. Mulder discusses real normalized software projects that have been completed in Holland and Belgium. He will talk about Nano projects and continuous innovation.  He will relate how in normalized systems change is designed into the process.  Albert Soule supplies the CHAOS Cameo on executive sponsorship.  In addition, I will provide… Read more

Make Your SHIFT: Part 3

Make Your SHIFT is a special 3-part 6-segment series with Beverly Flaxington on her new book. Beverly talks about both improving individual and corporate habits in this special interview series. In part 3: segment 1: we explain how to achieve the F in SHIFT which is find alternatives.  We explore examples of finding alternatives, how hard alternatives are to find… Read more

Make Your SHIFT: Part 2

Make Your SHIFT is a special 3-part 6-segment series with Beverly Flaxington on her new book. Beverly talks about both improving individual and corporate habits in this special interview series. In part 2: segment 1: we explain how to achieve the H in SHIFT which is highlight obstacles and categorize them.  We explore examples of obstacles, examples of categories, and… Read more

Make Your SHIFT: Part 1

Make Your SHIFT is a special 3-part 6-segment series with Beverly Flaxington on her new book. Beverly talks about both improving individual and corporate habits in this special interview series. In part 1: segment 1: we will explore the overview of the book “Make Your SHIFT”.  We talk about why it was important to write the book, what SHIFT stands… Read more

PM Agile Role

CHAOS Tuesday #103 is titled “PM Agile Role”.  Our special guest for this show is Ken Schwaber.  Ken Schwaber will provide his thoughts on the role of the project manager in an agile environment. PM2GO.com contribution is Chip Bell on winning organizations.  Gail Raynus supplies the CHAOS Cameo on know what you know. In this show we will explore: Project Manager Role… Read more