So far my blog is going slower than I imagined.  I started with an idea of what I wanted to write about – balancing the frequent project management focus on preventing failure through risk and process management with attention to techniques that bring out opportunities and engage people in making the project a success.  I wanted to organize my approach to the blog so that each piece fit into a well defined framework.  Anyone looking at it would say “Oh my, that’s brilliant!”  Well, it’s not happening like that.

I think that projects are always about achieving a balance between this and that.  This and that are many factors like the needs to balance quantity with quality, retaining ownership with transferring risk to vendors, inspiration and perspiration, Continue reading →