https://library.gv.com/every-team-can-get-more-done-with-sprints-but-its-not-just-about-going-fast-724f20ffe176#.xx0q7no2fSprints: they aren’t just for tech anymore.
( Shameless Oversing plug.
Source date (UTC): 2016-07-07 16:32:00 UTC
Category: Business, Organization, and Management
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they aren’t just for tech anymore. ( Shameless Oversing plug
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Started at 7:30 this morning with seven to-do’s on my task list, and … how man
Started at 7:30 this morning with seven to-do’s on my task list, and … how many did I get done? Um. None. Of course. But, I feel like I got the marketing and sales teams up to speed. And it was a blast. I have a UI dev I like and he’s getting up to speed. I have DevOps guy I love and he’s gettin’ it done, so to speak. So it’s a good day.
Source date (UTC): 2016-07-07 12:16:00 UTC
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@SteveGregory3 Steve: Lead. Pls message. Thx
@SteveGregory3 Steve: Lead. Pls message. Thx.
Source date (UTC): 2016-07-06 14:11:05 UTC
Original post: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/750693554251522048
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You know, just because you CAN fix a company, doesn’t mean the people WANT it fi
You know, just because you CAN fix a company, doesn’t mean the people WANT it fixed; or that it’s worth fixing; or its rewarding to fix it.
Three bad days.
Is it worth your time? Opportunity costs.
Source date (UTC): 2016-06-30 14:08:00 UTC
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT Just wondering how long it takes other people to write status
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Just wondering how long it takes other people to write status reports.
‘Cause I write really long ones and it takes me hours.
But then… your ass is covered completely. 🙂
Source date (UTC): 2016-06-19 12:32:00 UTC
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Project Management In A Nutshell
– Make a list of stuff that needs to get done. – Use that list to make a shorter list of what you can act on today that will get something done, or get the information needed to get it done, or get the information or resources to someone else needed to get something done. – Give those tasks to everyone that you possibly can and ask when they would like you to check back to see if it’s done. (their estimate). – Find someone to do the tasks no one else can.– As you get things done, cross them off your list.– Tomorrow morning repeat the process.
In essence, project management boils down to breaking an elephant down into little bite-sized pieces, and tracking the progress of digestion every single day without fail. There are a few ways of making lists (simple, column/state, and timeline, and timeline with dependencies) You can work with fixed or variable pools of people. You can work with fixed or variable amounts of money. You can work with fixed or variable amounts of time, But in the end, that’s the job. What’s changed over the years is that we don’t do everything by paper. And more and more of our economy has become project and task driven – and less and less of it driven by repeatable processes. This trend will continue. Which is one of the reasons the lower end of the spectrum is going to be forced out of the working pool permanently. Because we are all paid by the rate at which we learn and adapt to increasingly complex information, in increasingly large volumes, in increasingly shorter time periods, with increasingly abstract formulas and rules, and increasingly complex tools to assist us. -
Project Management In A Nutshell
– Make a list of stuff that needs to get done. – Use that list to make a shorter list of what you can act on today that will get something done, or get the information needed to get it done, or get the information or resources to someone else needed to get something done. – Give those tasks to everyone that you possibly can and ask when they would like you to check back to see if it’s done. (their estimate). – Find someone to do the tasks no one else can.– As you get things done, cross them off your list.– Tomorrow morning repeat the process.
In essence, project management boils down to breaking an elephant down into little bite-sized pieces, and tracking the progress of digestion every single day without fail. There are a few ways of making lists (simple, column/state, and timeline, and timeline with dependencies) You can work with fixed or variable pools of people. You can work with fixed or variable amounts of money. You can work with fixed or variable amounts of time, But in the end, that’s the job. What’s changed over the years is that we don’t do everything by paper. And more and more of our economy has become project and task driven – and less and less of it driven by repeatable processes. This trend will continue. Which is one of the reasons the lower end of the spectrum is going to be forced out of the working pool permanently. Because we are all paid by the rate at which we learn and adapt to increasingly complex information, in increasingly large volumes, in increasingly shorter time periods, with increasingly abstract formulas and rules, and increasingly complex tools to assist us. -
PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY IN A NUTSHELL – Make a list of stuff that needs t
PROJECT MANAGEMENT METHODOLOGY IN A NUTSHELL
– Make a list of stuff that needs to get done.
– Use that list to make a shorter list of what you can act on today that will get something done, or get the information needed to get it done, or get the information or resources to someone else needed to get something done.
– Give those tasks to everyone that you possibly can and ask when they would like you to check back to see if it’s done. (their estimate).
– Find someone to do the tasks no one else can.
– As you get things done, cross them off your list.
– Tomorrow morning repeat the process.
In essence, project management boils down to breaking an elephant down into little bite-sized pieces, and tracking the progress of digestion every single day without fail.
There are a few ways of making lists (simple, column/state, and timeline, and timeline with dependencies)
You can work with fixed or variable pools of people.
You can work with fixed or variable amounts of money.
You can work with fixed or variable amounts of time,
But in the end, that’s the job.
What’s changed over the years is that we don’t do everything by paper. And more and more of our economy has become project and task driven – and less and less of it driven by repeatable processes.
This trend will continue. Which is one of the reasons the lower end of the spectrum is going to be forced out of the working pool permanently.
Because we are all paid by the rate at which we learn and adapt to increasingly complex information, in increasingly large volumes, in increasingly shorter time periods, with increasingly abstract formulas and rules, and increasingly complex tools to assist us.
Source date (UTC): 2016-06-17 11:44:00 UTC
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How To Keep Books For Management First Rather Than For Government First.
You cannot get a CPA to keep good books no matter what you do. Best advice is to hire an MBA as your CFO. Then strong director or CPA to work for him. CPA’s worry about compliance first and business second, and MBA’s about information for the business first, and compliance as a sunk cost. MBA’s are right. — ACCOUNTING PERIODS– 13, four-week accounting periods “(months)” no matter how much work it is for accounting. Payroll periods, within those accounting periods, preferably every one or two weeks.
— MANAGERIAL INCOME STATEMENT – Presented in tabular form in the context of rolling 12 months. FOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Subtotals for Cash On Hand. Cash Flow History and Forecast.[details]
Subtotals for EBITDA: profit and loss from operations (cogs) A List of cash related Action Items FOR C-SUITE, BOARD, AND INVESTORS (“stuff that obscures operational excellence or failure”) (!!!includes book value, AND current liquidation value!!!) Subtotals for asset transformation (portfolio) Subtotals for Interest (money costs) FOR CFO, CREDIT(banking) AND TAXES(government) (What I call “Cost of government interference in the business”) Subtotals for regulatory costs (staff, fees, etc) Subtotals for depreciation, and amortization. (regulation) Subtotals for the above: “Net” Subtotals for taxes (taxes) AT THIS POINT ITS NONSENSE Totals of above: “Net/Net” (which is by now a total fabrication in most cases) —FINANCIAL INCOME STATEMENT- (for third parties) Standard income statement for the month/period in question.
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How To Keep Books For Management First Rather Than For Government First.
You cannot get a CPA to keep good books no matter what you do. Best advice is to hire an MBA as your CFO. Then strong director or CPA to work for him. CPA’s worry about compliance first and business second, and MBA’s about information for the business first, and compliance as a sunk cost. MBA’s are right. — ACCOUNTING PERIODS– 13, four-week accounting periods “(months)” no matter how much work it is for accounting. Payroll periods, within those accounting periods, preferably every one or two weeks.
— MANAGERIAL INCOME STATEMENT – Presented in tabular form in the context of rolling 12 months. FOR MANAGEMENT TEAM Subtotals for Cash On Hand. Cash Flow History and Forecast.[details]
Subtotals for EBITDA: profit and loss from operations (cogs) A List of cash related Action Items FOR C-SUITE, BOARD, AND INVESTORS (“stuff that obscures operational excellence or failure”) (!!!includes book value, AND current liquidation value!!!) Subtotals for asset transformation (portfolio) Subtotals for Interest (money costs) FOR CFO, CREDIT(banking) AND TAXES(government) (What I call “Cost of government interference in the business”) Subtotals for regulatory costs (staff, fees, etc) Subtotals for depreciation, and amortization. (regulation) Subtotals for the above: “Net” Subtotals for taxes (taxes) AT THIS POINT ITS NONSENSE Totals of above: “Net/Net” (which is by now a total fabrication in most cases) —FINANCIAL INCOME STATEMENT- (for third parties) Standard income statement for the month/period in question.