White Paper: Planning by Checklist
by Bill Flury
Several people told me I had to meet and talk with Paul. Paul is an exceptional project manager in a government contractor organization. In the past eight years he has successfully run more than 80 projects, all of which have been…
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
By Bill Flury
Yesterday
You had a disappointing project meeting. Two of your task leaders reported that they were at least a week behind schedule. One reported that his four week task would have to be completely re-done. The only good…
The Project Manager’s Mirror
by Bill Flury
At a local Pawn shop I saw something that was labeled “Project Manager’s Mirror.” The manager said that it was quite old and had some remarkable powers. First, it could talk. Second, it always told the truth. This sounded…
The Ghost Meeting
By Bill Flury
Yesterday, four people met in the conference space to address three issues of concern to all of them. The agenda had been circulated beforehand so the discussion was very focused. They agreed on how each of the issues should…
Top REWIND Articles of 2019 #1-5
These gems are a little older than their shiny top-ranking 2019 counterparts, but they were unearthed by so many resourceful new readers last year that they became just as popular. The lessons contained within are as useful now as the day they…
Top Articles of 2019 #1-5
Once again, we're proud to share the best of the best from last year's Forward Momentum blogs. These are the articles that garnered the most attention and seemed to resonate most with our readers (you!). In case you missed #6-10 in the countdown,…