“All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure.”
– Mark Twain
Priya Pai is a medical doctor by profession. She was born and raised in India but decided to emigrate to pursue … Read the rest ...
Author Archives: Drew Davison
Uncommitted Sponsors
We know that actively engaged sponsors are a critical success factor in effective project delivery. But, most senior executives who must assume the sponsor mantle are anything but actively engaged. At least initially. I call them the uncommitted sponsors!
Senior … Read the rest ...
Dealing with Problem Project Staff
“It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
– J. K Rowling
Great people and great teams are the foundation for successful projects. Yet, all too often, greatness can be situational. That’s why … Read the rest ...
Managing Key Stakeholder Change
Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.
– Edward Everett Hale, American author, historian, and Unitarian minister
As project managers, we often tend to think and act like we own the projects we manage. … Read the rest ...
The Magic of EndFirst Project Planning
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward;
you can only connect them looking backwards.”
– Steve Jobs
Have you ever had an Aha! moment? You know, that eureka realization when a seemingly brilliant idea occurs to you out of the … Read the rest ...
The Journey from Problem to Solution
How does stuff happen? Who decides that a specific problem or challenge needs attention? Who identifies it as a problem in the first place? Who decides what direction to take to solve the problem? Who guides the effort through a … Read the rest ...
The Power of the People Network
“I knew that if I failed I wouldn’t regret that, but I knew the one thing I might regret is not trying.” – Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon
These days, new stuff is introduced every minute of every … Read the rest ...
The Calm before the Storm, Project Style
Most projects start out blissfully don’t they? They have their sponsors, their charters, their teams. The scope looks reasonable. The plan looks doable. The budget appears manageable. The sponsors seem committed and energized. The team has the right number and … Read the rest ...
Nine Practices for Infrastructure Transformation
“The IT organization can’t drive or lead a digital transformation. It has to come from the business and the business strategy, because they’re fundamental to how a company or an organization evolves.”
– Michael Dell
Founder and CEO of Dell … Read the rest ...
Big Dreams, Bigger Excuses
“Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which one has overcome.”
– Booker T. Washington, American educator, author and advisor to presidents and a dominant leader … Read the rest ...