Dr Mike Clayton
Mike is an author and speaker, specialising in Projects, Risk, Organisational change, and the science of influence and decision-making.
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Monthly Archives: November 2010
What’s the hardest part of your project or change?
Seth Godin recently wrote a short post asking “Sure, but what’s the hard part?” It reminded me of one of my most frequent pieces of advice to project managers and leaders of change: “find the one thing you need to … Continue reading
Posted in Project Success
Tagged Change Management, Pareto Principle, project management, project manager, Seth Godin
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WBS – a short rant
Well, not a rant really; more a lament. It is actually a lament about how the fact that language is used differently across the two sides of the Atlantic can cause misunderstandings and, well… rants. Mystified I have been mystified … Continue reading
Posted in PM Tools
Tagged PBS, product breakdown structure, WBS, work breakdown structure
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Earned Value Aide Memoire
As a consultant, I quickly learned the value of having tools and techniques at my finger tips. Glen Alleman recently described the way that, in the environments that he works in, contractors gather many “badge tags” on lanyards around their … Continue reading
Posted in PM Tools
Tagged Earned Value, Earned value management, EVA, EVM, glen alleman
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