97 Things Every Project Manager Should Know.

  1. Get Users Involved As Early As Possible by Barbee Davis, PMP
  2. Avoid Whack-a-Mole Development by Venkat Subramaniam
  3. A Word Can Make You Miss Your Deadline by Pavel Simsa, PMP
  4. Make Project Sponsors Write Their Own Requirements by Miyoko Takeya, PMP
  5. Favor the Simple Over the Complex by ScottDavis
  6. Pay Your Debts by Brian Sletten
  7. Add Talents, Not Skills, to Tour Team by Richard Sheridan
  8. Keep It Simple, Simon by Krishna Kadali
  9. You Aren't Special by Jared Richardson
  10. Scrolling Through Time by Kim MacCormack
  11. Save Money on Your Issues by Randy Loomis, PMP
  12. How to Spot a Good IT Developer by James Graham, PMP
  13. Developer Productivity: Skilled Versus Average by NealFord
  14. Size Matters by Anupam Kundu
  15. Document Your Process, Then Make Sure It Is Followed by Monte Davis, MCSE
  16. Go Ahead, Throw That Practice Out by Naresh Jain
  17. Requirement Specifications: An Oxymoron by Alan Greenblatt
  18. Success Is Always Measured in Business Value by Barbee Davis, PMP
  19. Don't Skip Vacations for the Project by Joe Zenevitch
  20. Provide Regular Time to Focus by James Leigh
  21. Project Management Is Problem Management by Lorin Unger
  22. Empowering Developers: A Man Named Tim by Ken Sipe
  23. Clever Code Is Hard to Maintain by David Wood
  24. Managing Human Factors in IT Project Management by James Graham, PMP
  25. Use a Wiki by Adrian Wible
  26. The Missing Link by Paul Waggoner
  27. Estimate, Estimate, Estimate by Richard Sheridan
  28. Developers Unite - PMOs Are Advancing by Angelo Valle
  29. Value Results, Not Just Effort by Venkat Subramaniam
  30. Software Failure Is Organizational Failure by Brian Sletten
  31. A Voice from the Other Side by Marty Skomal, MPA
  32. Keep Your Perspective by James Graham, PMP
  33. How Do You Define "Finished"? by Brian Sam-Bodden
  34. The 60/60 Rule by David Wood
  35. We Have Met the Enemy...and He Is Us by Barbee Davis, PMP
  36. Work in Cycles by James Leigh
  37. To Thine Own Self Be True by Harry Tucker
  38. Meetings Don't Write Code by William J. Mills
  39. Chart a Course for Change by Kathy MacDougall
  40. IT Program Management: Shared Vision by David Díaz Castillo,PMP
  41. Planning for Reality by Craig Letavec, PMP, PgMP, MSP
  42. The Fallacy of Perfect Execution by David Wood
  43. Introduce a More Agile Communication System by Brian Sam-Bodden
  44. Don't Worship a Methodology by Fabio Teixeira de Melo, PMP
  45. Don't Throw Spreadsheets at People Issues by Anupam Kundu
  46. One Deliverable, One Person by Alan Greenblatt
  47. The Fallacy of Perfect Knowledge by David Wood
  48. Build Teams to Run Marathons, Not Sprints by Naresh Jain
  49. The Holy Trinity of Project Management by Paul Waggoner
  50. Roadmaps: What Have We Done for You Lately? by Kathy MacDougall
  51. The Importance of the Project Scope Statement by Kim Heldman, PMP
  52. Align Vision and Expected Outcome by David Díaz Castillo, PMP
  53. Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore by Barbee Davis, PMP
  54. Avoiding Contract Disputes by Jorge Gelabert, PMP
  55. You Get What You Measure by Naresh Jain
  56. Don't Fall into the "Not Invented Here" Syndrome by Dr. Paul Giammalvo, CDT, CCE, MScPM
  57. Favor the Now Over the Soon by ScottDavis
  58. Speed Is Life; More Is Better by Matt Daniel
  59. Building the Morale on Your Team by David Bock
  60. A Project Depends on Teamwork by Lelio Varella
  61. Serve Your Team by Karen Gillison
  62. The Fallacy of the Big Round Ball by David Wood
  63. Responding to a Crisis by James Graham, PMP
  64. Know Your Integration Points by Monte Davis, MCSE
  65. Aggressively Promote Communication in Distributed Projects by Anupam Kundu
  66. Start with the End in Mind by Luis E. Torres
  67. Clear Terms, Long Friendship! by Matteo Becchi, PMP
  68. The Best Estimators: Those Who Do the Work by Joe Zenevitch
  69. Communicating Is Key by Gennady Mironoff
  70. A Project Is the Pursuit of a Solution by Cindy Berg
  71. It's the People, Stupid by Adrian Wible
  72. Documents Are a Means, Not an End by Patrick Kua
  73. Can Earned Value and Velocity Coexist on Reports? by Barbee Davis, PMP
  74. Scope Change Happens; Get Used to It by Pavel Simsa, PMP
  75. Buying Ready-Made Software by Ernani Marques, MBA, PMP, PgMP
  76. Project Sponsors - Good, Bad, and Ugly by Jorge Gelabert, PMP
  77. Should You Under-Promise, or Over-Deliver? by Joe Zenevitch
  78. Every Project Manager Is a Contract Administrator by Fabio Teixeira de Melo, PMP
  79. Important, but Not Urgent by Alex Miller
  80. Teach the Process by Richard Sheridan
  81. The Fallacy of Status by Udi Dahan
  82. What Do They Want to Hear, Anyway? by Martha Legare
  83. Recognize the Value of Team Morale by David Bock
  84. Engage Stakeholders All Through Project Life by Lukeman Lawal
  85. The Value of Planning by Derry Simmel
  86. Don't Always Be "The Messenger" by Matt Secoske
  87. Effectively Manage the Deliverables by Ernani Marques, MBA, PMP, PgMP
  88. We Are Project Managers, Not Superheroes by Angyne J. Schock-Smith
  89. Increase Communication: Hold Frequent, Instant Meetings by Richard Sheridan
  90. Flexibility Simplifies Project Management by Krishna Kadali
  91. The Web Points the Way, for Now by David Wood
  92. Developers Hate Status Reports, Managers Love Them by Pavel Simsa, PMP
  93. You Are Not in Control by Patrick Kua
  94. Share the Vision by Jared Richardson
  95. True Sucess Comes with a Supporting Organization by Cindy Berg
  96. Establish Project Management Governance by Ernani Marques, MBA, PMP, PgMP
  97. 9.7 Reasons I Hate Your Website by Barbee Davis, PMP