IT Project Management

The Drowning Director

Posted by Ian Burgess on April 11, 2010 at 2:15 pm
BCS The Charterd Institute for IT

I have been asked to Speak at the BCS Consultancy group event on the 12th of May the event is entitled “The Drowning Director”. The Main Speaker is Geoff Codd author of the The Drowning Director and a Fellow of the BCS.

Burndown Charts

Posted by Ian Burgess on February 14, 2010 at 5:22 pm
Burndown in Excel

In a project most of the stake-holders are only interested in the amount of work completed and if things are on track. In a Agile/SCRUM environment the best tool for showing this is the burn down chart. These are extremely simple to create with any Spreadsheet software, I commonly use both Excel and Google Docs [...]

Critical Chain Project Management

Posted by Ian Burgess on October 16, 2009 at 11:00 am

Critical Chain Project Management has been with us for some time, championed by companies such as Prochain and to a much lesser extent individuals like myself. This videos gives a good overview of Critical Chain Project Management.

Essentials of Project Planning

Posted by Ian Burgess on June 6, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Budgets and Start Ups

“Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up” A A Milne. I love this quotation as it so clearly illustrates the importance of planning. Often the most neglected stage in most projects is the planning stage where the project is given its clear [...]

Google Wave

Posted by Ian Burgess on June 1, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Google Wave snapshots inbox

I have just been watching this and think that Goggle may have just unveiled the future of collaboration software. Although in its infancy and with concerns around security and other elements this should make dispersed team communication much easier and may spell the end of share-point as a corporate tool in it current form. (I [...]