December 22, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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Many junior PMs think that Change Requests (in our company we call them Change Orders) always come to project team from the outer space, whenever the client or other stakeholders want to change something, like increase the scope or tighten … Continue reading
December 20, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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I do not remember how many times I used phrase saying “if you are one in a million, in China there 1,300 people like you”. I heard it somewhere and did not really know who coined that. Reading through “Prezentation … Continue reading
December 14, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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I’m reading Garr Reynolds’ “Prezentation Zen” and his points about efficiency of presentations, which can naturally be translated into efficiency of communication, resonated with my mind: The presentation would have been greatly improved if the presenter had simply kept two … Continue reading
December 11, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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Have you ever worked with, maintained, explored a system which looked and felt really great in one area, but was really awkward and clumsy in another one? That was an instance of an elephant on the crutches. This often happens, … Continue reading
December 5, 2009
by Dima Malenko
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Now when my commute went from 10-20 mins to 30-40 mins in each direction I quickly burned the backlog of podcasts. I gave a try to some new and so far I like what I hear. Here they are: Manager … Continue reading