
Focus: The Key to Success
by Bill Flury
The “Ten Most Wanted” Cars
At the morning roll call the Indianapolis Chief of Police spoke to his patrol officers about his frustration with their inability to locate stolen cars. He held up the stolen car listing that…

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…

The Art of Teleworking
Now more than ever, being both physically and emotionally capable of working from your own home is incredibly useful.
Technology has brought us the ability to share ideas and documents at unbelievable speeds, start video calls with multiple…

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…