Dealing with fools with tools: Have them document it

Following up a previous post on “fools with tools” I was recently asked what I would do if a team member does not want to use a standard tool or template, let it be, for example, a change request form or an issue table in a status report, for he/she does not see the value [...]

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Sacking a non-performing team member – this, too, can be a sign of leadership

I have recently worked on a project which consisted of several sub-projects.  Most of them were running smoothly, i.e., milestones were met, deliverables were generally of good quality.  Unfortunately, there was one project which continually was running late.  The project objectives were clearly defined, there was a work breakdown structure the sub-project manager helped create [...]

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