Story points need to stay arbitrary! “Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.” —...

It's not just the plan, it's the execution! “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.” John C. Maxwell “Most...

Definitions matter! “If you can’t describe what you are doing as a process, you don’t know what you’re doing.”  W. Edwards Deming “You...

Issues can become risks! If you're a program manager! “There will always be external and internal factors that influence [your] plan....

You should seek input for every significant initiative! "The greatest problem in communication is the illusion that it has been...

What continuum? “In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they’re not.” Albert Einstein “Just because it moves in...

Why do executives seem so out of touch? “The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”  — Ralph Nader “The...

What other legacy processes should we rethink? "Take calculated risks. That is quite different from being rash."   General George S....

Burnout is real! “Being busy is not the same as being productive.” – Tim Ferriss “Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for...

The SMART acronym has changed! "Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible." – Tony Robbins "You are never...

PMI has multiple approaches to risk management “Opportunities multiply as they are seized but so do risks when ignored.” – Sun Tzu “If...

AI doesn't solve everything! “Artificial intelligence would be the ultimate version of Google. The ultimate search engine that would...

Where is PMI heading with their Agile certifications? The Project Management Institute (PMI) has long been a source for project managers...

I was always curious about the difference between SAFe® and the Disciplined Agile Framework®. I currently have the PMI Agile Certified...

“If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in” Edsger Dijkstra "One...

“Good swimmers didn’t depend on swimming rings. They made use of their guts!” Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover “Take it...

“Having the data is not the same as having the expertise to look through the data - if it were, everybody with a smartphone would be a...

“There are only two options: make progress or make excuses.” Tony Robbins “Progress is man’s ability to complicate simplicity.” Thor...

“No one learns as much about a subject as one who is forced to teach it.” Peter Drucker “No man ever reached to excellence in any one...

“The sales department isn’t the whole company, but the whole company better be the sales department.” Philip Kotler “I am not a product...