Category Archives: Management
The first steps towards a lean project portfolio
Since September 2015, I manage the project portfolio of all custom development at a large petrochemical site. When I coached other portfolio managers before, my vision was always to improve the end to end value stream, from the ideation until
The first steps towards a lean project portfolio
Since September 2015, I manage the project portfolio of all custom development at a large petrochemical site. When I coached other portfolio managers before, my vision was always to improve the end to end value stream, from the ideation until
Offering unlimited vacation days to your employees
When I read Atlassian offered their employees unlimited vacations days since January, it thought it made perfect sense in their case! A traditional manager would think this is the worse idea ever. Nobody would show up to work anymore. Why
Offering unlimited vacation days to your employees
When I read Atlassian offered their employees unlimited vacations days since January, it thought it made perfect sense in their case! A traditional manager would think this is the worse idea ever. Nobody would show up to work anymore. Why
The modern software architect
Working in software development means working with a lot of different technically skilled people. Those ‘IT geeks’ are still ranked by the same roles that were applied 20 years ago. Going from junior to senior developers, functional analysts, project managers,
The modern software architect
Working in software development means working with a lot of different technically skilled people. Those ‘IT geeks’ are still ranked by the same roles that were applied 20 years ago. Going from junior to senior developers, functional analysts, project managers,
Agile performance reporting – part 2: Schedule control
This blog post is the second one of the Agile Performance Reporting series. You can read the first one here. 2. Schedule control The second controlling process of PMBOK is schedule control, which goal is to assess the current status
Agile performance reporting – part 2: Schedule control
This blog post is the second one of the Agile Performance Reporting series. You can read the first one here. 2. Schedule control The second controlling process of PMBOK is schedule control, which goal is to assess the current status
Agile performance reporting – part 1: Scope change control
Many people think that you can’t benefit from agile if the rest of the organization hasn’t changed. That is only true to a small degree, much less than you would think. In essence, the only organizational change that is a
Agile performance reporting – part 1: Scope change control
Many people think that you can’t benefit from agile if the rest of the organization hasn’t changed. That is only true to a small degree, much less than you would think. In essence, the only organizational change that is a
Hahaha, our team is great!
(image by Jitendr) I’ve always been a big fan of humour. From subtle to absurd, I can appreciate it all. Laughter makes life more enjoyable. This is something I come to realize more often as I grow older. Off course
Hahaha, our team is great!
(image by Jitendr) I’ve always been a big fan of humour. From subtle to absurd, I can appreciate it all. Laughter makes life more enjoyable. This is something I come to realize more often as I grow older. Off course
Agile is Bigger than us
Does this sound familiar? My team is really Agile! Great energizing statement, right? Your team has adopted Agile, experimented and gets the ideas behind it. They deliver value on a constant basis, with high quality and manage to stay close
Agile is Bigger than us
Does this sound familiar? My team is really Agile! Great energizing statement, right? Your team has adopted Agile, experimented and gets the ideas behind it. They deliver value on a constant basis, with high quality and manage to stay close
Trust makes us lazy
You often hear about the importance of trust in organisations. Stepping away from a command and control management style requires you to trust your team and vice versa. BUT, trust doesn’t come for free, it has to be earned. It
Trust makes us lazy
You often hear about the importance of trust in organisations. Stepping away from a command and control management style requires you to trust your team and vice versa. BUT, trust doesn’t come for free, it has to be earned. It
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