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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Category Archives: Project Success
Astonishing Achievement
On 7 August 2013, NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) made an astonishing achievenment, landing the Mars rover Curiosity safely onto the planet. That Monday morning (6am UK time) I was glued to NASA TV, and I then wrote … Continue reading
Project Scope
Last week we looked at defining a project with Goals and Objectives. The third key component to project definition is Scope – the breadth and depth of your ambition. In the UK, we tend to speak of scope as being … Continue reading
Project Goals and Objectives
Projects start with a goal, an aim, a reason for doing, changing or making something. Your first stage in building a project is defining what that project is and, at the heart of that definition are three concepts: Goals, Objectives … Continue reading
Who Stole my People? Five Ways out of the Nightmare of Resource Theft
We have all been there. By “all”, I mean any experienced Project or Programme Manager working in the real world of competing projects and territory-hungry sponsors and “C”-level executives. Alpha and Zeta Let me offer a basic scenario: your Project … Continue reading
Five Ways to Remove Project Risk
The highest standard of risk management strategy is to remove the risk altogether. It is not always possible, but let’s survey five approaches that you can consider on aspects of your project. 1. Over-design A “gold-plated” specification that is over-specified … Continue reading
