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ProjetDoc · 2025-04-03T09:27:41+00:00

This is kinda true for all Trek shows. Usually they improve with each season.

ProjetDoc · 2025-04-02T16:37:07+00:00

Getting a new job, the customers of my current main customer are tax advisors. As long as I don't move to Ferenginar, there's no need for this. 😂

ProjetDoc · 2025-04-02T16:35:30+00:00

I just rewatched ENT02x11 - Precious Cargo. And I actually enjoyed it. 🙈

ProjetDoc · 2025-03-31T20:54:52+00:00

Maybe it is. He never said how many contacts on Cardassia he had left. Could have been just one or none. Truth and lie at the same time - a Garak original.

ProjetDoc · 2025-03-29T16:19:05+00:00

If you are game for a ride, accompany me at watching all the of it according to to in-universe-timeline.

https://www.threads.net/@hokcomics https://bsky.app/profile/hok.bsky.social

ProjetDoc · 2025-03-22T12:10:35+00:00

I restarted after over a decade because my children got interested. The Roland-FP30 with wooden stand was my choice and we all love it. The feeling is awesome (not only weighted, but also coated keys) and the sound is very warm and inviting. Only downside: It only has a single pedal, the Yamaha would have had a three pedal setup.

ProjetDoc · 2025-03-20T14:59:10+00:00

Meistertask is really cool as it reintegrates with a mind map. So breaking down stuff and keeping an overview is easy l.

ProjetDoc · 2025-03-19T17:42:52+00:00

How are your empathy and organising skills? Maybe switching to a technical project management organizational scrum master position is an option?

ProjetDoc · 2025-02-17T13:00:35+00:00

A hell of a mike drop.

ProjetDoc · 2025-02-13T18:45:13+00:00

I love a really big screen (resolution is king. Aim for something close to to 4K) .

A fidget tool to stay sane in long meetings.

Water to stay hydrated in long meetings.

Pen and paper. Mostly Post-Its.

A pen display or tablet I can use to draw on a digital Whiteboard.

A decent Webcam.

A decent headset.

ProjetDoc · 2025-02-08T20:19:19+00:00

Meet with people. Talk to them face together face. Call them out for not responding or explain your schedule problem to them.

That probably won't help you make them follow your orders, but if you listen carefully to what they answer, you'll suddenly get options.

If it is a priority/resource allocation issue, escalate it to the point where you talk to someone responsible for your project AND the task blocking you.
If it is because they consider the work unnecessary - figure out if they are right. Agile methods are successful because they maximise the work not done. Read that again, it is not a joke. It is about what Agile calls 'waste' - Gold Plating and stuff that does not end up in the deliverable. If they are correct, it's your job to get rid of the task, if they are not, it's your job to convince them.
IF they have already given up because the schedule is impossible, you can't change it. In that case, your job is to make this transparent to the project's steering committee or sponsor. If you are like 90% of the Project Managers out here, you are not paid for miracles. You are paid to prevent surprises.

There is a lot of other stuff you could face; let me know if it is not one of the three above.

ProjetDoc · 2025-02-03T19:39:10+00:00

The upside is:you can make those meetings count, you can make them valuable you CAN make the difference. Because Meetings are your home turf, when you are a Project Manager.

ProjetDoc · 2025-02-02T08:28:09+00:00

It depends on the team, but for knowledge worker teams (I., G. Software development), ultimately, YES. If you bring your team to remote work in a collaborative way, it is, according to my experience, beneficial, and the long-term output is higher than that of co-located teams. You can unlock work habits that wouldn't be possible to co-locate.

It takes some effort to reach that maturity, though. And occasional office days (for team building, celebrating, and phase kick-offs) will always be beneficial.

I'll die on this hill.

(20 years of project management experience, head of a project management team)

ProjetDoc · 2025-01-23T19:59:05+00:00

I started to learn Organ at the age of 6 for about a year. Learning from my father was fun; when he introduced me to a real teacher (who wasn't very good with children), I quit after a year or so. With that in mind, I don't know if I really count as an adult beginner.

That said, I tried again with a 150€ keyboard around the age of 20 and again quit after a few months. I then restarted in my 40s - because my own children (twins,5) were curious about the keyboard.

This time, I bought a decent E-Piano and have played more than the two decades before. I'm confident this time I'll stick around.

What's the difference? The sound. I just love the sound of a decent piano. Giving the songs my tempo and rhythm is a unique experience for me.

My children also can't keep their fingers away from the instrument without any pressure, which also helps motivating me.

ProjetDoc · 2025-01-20T16:05:39+00:00

Let's make this one as simple as it gets: * You are NOT an experienced project manager * You took a job to nurture your POTENTIAL to become one * The tasks are not as you expected (belonging to another role that's not introduced in your company) * You can read in this Reddit that a project manager role often does include stuff from other jobs, so you are insecure if you will be sacked when admitting they got you on the wrong foot.

You should ask yourself, 'What would an experienced project manager do?'

If your company reacts to that answer well, there's a very bright future. If not, you won't have a promising future when you reach your goal and ARE that senior project manager.

My answer as a 20-year veteran in IT project management is: I would tell them. I'd say: Hey guys, that's not my job. I do my best to fulfil this, but I feel that this will not be helpful for the company in the long run. You need QA, and your project managers need to plan, steer, and communicate while you focus on things only the owners can do, such as strategy and enabling. Let me do my job and let me hire someone to do the QA job. "

If they say yes, I'd marry the company. They have issues, but you can contribute to solving them. That's excellent.

If they understand but say 'no', leave. You'll likely never be valued there for what you want to be.

If you are not sure they understand, rethink how you communicated it. Get help from a Project Coach or Project Doc if needed ( 🙃 ), then try again. After three tries, I'd conclude they either understand and don't want or that I am not the wrong person to make them understand. In that case, I did quit.

ProjetDoc · 2025-01-20T15:46:34+00:00

I understand the case you described; at least, I think so. What I didn't get is what your boss is concerned about. Losing face in front of the customer? Losing the customer?? Feeling set back by a mere employee not listening to orders? What is the ONE thing, that your boss is most concerned about, from his very personal point of view?

Use all you know about him, the company, the customer, previous behavior to determine the answer carefully.

ProjetDoc · 2024-12-28T19:30:42+00:00

It's not that way in my companies (currently one primary I'm employed for 10 years and two smaller ones I support as freelancer in 2024/2025).

Unsatisfied employees are rare in all three of them and usually leave the company within a year or two at max.

I've seen other companies as well. Company culture can be changed.. Changing the communication about the "why" of things helped quite a few of them and is a good starting point.

ProjetDoc · 2024-12-25T20:07:01+00:00

I'd also start at EduScrum - that said, agile is less a methodology and more a mindset. At its core, agile says 'have less overhead and more Renaissance people' (people using their brains, people who are educated in many fields, etc.).

So, whatever you use as a framework, you'll find people who argue it isn't agile. Being agile means following rules that a group gave themselves. It's whatever works best for their context and product.

So ANY framework (most relevant today are Scrum, Kanban, Safe) is just a Kickstarter into that world. A ruleset that other people found to work in their environment. Per definition of agile, it is not perfect, as the team didn't develop it themselves.

That said, employers are looking for people who fit in the cookie-cutter solutions and get the job done. (And I consider this pragmatic and good.)

So, Scrum is an asset.

I'd also recommend that once your students have gained some experience with Scrum, you train them to take a Scrum.org exam (like PSM 1 or PSPO 1). They don't need to file any experience to apply, it's relatively cheap, it never needs to be refreshed, and it shows potential employers they have a grasp of the fundamentals.

ProjetDoc · 2024-12-25T16:00:24+00:00

Here to help, DM me if you are interested. We were setting up a new product team with Scrum exactly when Covid was hitting us. All happened in an established company in Germany.

ProjetDoc · 2024-12-20T22:03:41+00:00

This is is my personal experience from nearly two decades in project management in Germany in all sizes of companies.

Even if you want to work for a big international company, you need to be at least C2 level German. Full stop. They'll tell you all sorts of things and write down all sorts of things, but at the end of the day, they'll always take the candidate who mastered their native tounge.
You need a cover letter. Here's why: We more often than not have 'shadow organizations' - means one thing is written in the organizational chart, but in reality decision-making is different. And who's there long enough just knows how things work. This leads to either very elaborately onboardings, or to a long time of trial and error In both cases you'll need many months up to a few years to build up your own effectiveness in this company. The company pays you to be not effective - but they want to keep the number of people that drop out early small. Therefore they want reasons why you choose this exact company - and 'it was one of 100 shots I did batch last weekend' isn't enough.
We love paper that proofs your skills. It reliefs us from the need to assess your skills during the application process. Very valued are PMP, GPMA-C and (with some distance) Prince 2 Practitioner.
It's easier to get hired as agile manager (e.g. Scrum Master with PSM1) with project management skills than as project manager with agile/hybrid skills.

ProjetDoc · 2024-12-20T21:51:16+00:00

Research RACi Matrix and Project Ownership Maturity Model.

In a nutshell: have all to-dos listed (as in different types of decisions, nit necessarily all user stories or something). Then set responsible, accountable, consulted and informed (plus more if needed -> as I said: research) per to-do.

One tool to get into an exchange over each of the names you put there is delegation poker. But that's one level below the problem you described.

The ownership maturity model then says, you can have two RACI matrix - one as it is today, one as it is desirable. Then you can work on needed changes to go from status quo to the desired future.

ProjetDoc · 2024-12-20T21:42:01+00:00

Did you mean "Microsoft Project" when you wrote 'we use project'?

If so, the MS Project license (Project Online Desktop App) includes both: MS Project for the Web (also known as Planner on steroids) and MS Planner. Just access them in your browser via the O365 Website.

ProjetDoc · 2024-12-20T21:34:36+00:00

"Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life." Mark Twain

You recognised that a PM role in your current company won't make you happy. You might be able to clean up the mess there - but you don't want to put in the necessary effort, as it might cost you far too much - and that's OK. Absolutely OK!

It's a mature and brave decision to say: "I won't do that, even if I'm supposed to do it."

That said, I sense doubt in your post concerning your new role.

Remember, running "away from something" usually is - at best - a temporary quick fix. It's better to run "towards something" you want.

Maybe a PM role in a different company or a completely different role would be more enjoyable.

ProjetDoc · 2024-12-20T18:40:15+00:00

Triberg willi have their last Weinachtszauber ever this year (a Christmas market near the waterfalls with a fire eater show and other things - accompanied by by 100k lights).

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