BEFORE Snowbird & for 15ish yrs after I taught Leading Complex Projects These werent (just?) s/w Biggest budget holding in 1 class was a construction co where the 12 class members had total $50bn Normal class total budget was < 1bn The messages were (AR…lnkd.in/dbv5g6dk

if we substitute the context & subject of school and children and continue substituting of the factors then here is good guidance for corporate & indeed all walks of life even when there isn't a formal diagnosis "on the spectrum" is a self-description I'…lnkd.in/e88PEAZ5

new challenge:- What's this #agile ("Agile"?) / #agility stuff so many posts argue about?

Here's a life time guide i (try!) to remember whenever someone evokes my emotions such as "i don't much care for" or "Im bloody angry..." or something similar "A step later" "A" stand for Ask "how was it for you?".  It takes several forms of expression…lnkd.in/eyRRAzHP

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The #Portfolio is ALL the #RtO RUN and #CtO CHANGE the Organisation activity we are and could choose to do (our total use of #capital in all forms) to deliver #Benefits The portfolio IS NOT just changes AND it can (should) not ever contain projects with…lnkd.in/eMvT4xZv

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{Exploring LIn's facilities animated gif] I know others have models - LONG before I discovered them i was challenged by a young Saudi Airforce captain who kept relating complex to large. So one lunch time we built a better model on a flip-chart & its evol…lnkd.in/e7tchT6s

For many years i taught evaluating & rescuing #troubledProjects An exercise i used to run was build a Back@Work #JobAid this was my model answer to replace all the '10% over' bullshit - Sometimes variance of 1% is curtains & sometimes 1.000% immaterial. N…lnkd.in/ec89VRxF

The inescapable logic of what is going on with your schedule when a threat event occurs whether or not you draw the model, whether or not you knew your response in advance - Even if your agile the clock maintains the same tick tock while you respond and…lnkd.in/eDcHk_n4

along with nostalgia linked-in isn't what it used to be I'm going to try out medium. I invite you to follow me there & let me know your there for a follow back lnkd.in/ewaSxMU4

is the pmo's role on course to usurp the exec & non exec's roles?

rules for #portfolio #management 1 make a list of non substituteable, shared between initiative (including BAU) folk that each initiative needs to perform to succeed. Normally a fairly easily identified set of names 2 look at the contracted hours per pe…lnkd.in/eqrYxVVJ

A #Leaders Guide (2 of ?) for #portfolio #management [Ask your CFO/ FD to] Review the headings of your P&L and Balance Sheet (or whatever in your sector eg charity I&E...) & label "value drivers". Arrange by significance [Ask yr non-execs to] Frequently…lnkd.in/esJ_kVmk

wow! i think Ive just been introduced to a thread that puts into perspective why 'agile vs pm' as religion is a thing, and why its a never progressing argument of a thing - within some folk's search for meaning! or to quote from th…lnkd.in/e-weqErT lnkd.in/enNNx4Tc

The value of a good New Year's Resolution Having read a few posts with the theme "I don't do resolutions cos they are a waste of time" I thought it worth a minimum of words to address the 'no value' problem. imho resolutions are "I promise myself to <ac…lnkd.in/eKPrDfw2

Today is #Stroke Prevention Day (at least in the UK - but stroke isn't fussy where people live) - ive had one and its a club you DONT want to join AF (arterial fibrillation) or irregular heart beat contributes to about 20% of stroke and yours is easily c…lnkd.in/eG5bjjCC

Get ride of Codes of Conduct (invisible minefields for the neurodiverse to be lynched by self-righteous n-typicals). Nothing says "WARNING Psychological DANGER" more than a CoC pinned to a wall Adopt "A Step Later" A - Ask How was it for yo…lnkd.in/eu_itEJS

#uksf23 “attendance by lived experience experts (stroke survivors) is not permitted” sic from uksf website Any one defend & explain the rationale?