October 2008
6 posts
Guest lecture on 10/31
UPDATE: I304 is at 55 West 13th Street.
We have confirmation that Ed Yourdon will be our guest speaker for the class on 10/31. I have invited the other classes of MCP to join us this day. The presentation will not be in our regular room that day but at I-304.
September 2008
4 posts
Where Project Managers are Kings
The assignment for this Friday is posted at http://drop.io/mcp2008 (file name = WhereProjectManagersAreKings.pdf). Same as usual read it and comment on this blog.
To innovate, or not to Innovate?
I’d like you to give your opinion on how hard teams should try to innovate? Read the paragraphs below and write your comment. Also read the article about IDEO for a good reference on the subject.
Development teams get narrow windows to propose something different and innovative from their organizational or industry norms. Otherwise, it’s back to the digital chain-gang, working on a roadmap...
Textbook: Making Things Happen
This is the book adopted this semester for MCP. Make sure you get it as soon as possible.
Making Things Happen: Mastering Project Management (Theory in Practice (O’Reilly))
Introduction to Organizations
Assignment #2 due on Friday, September 12 2008.
Download the book chapter clicking here (password is mcp2008)
Read the chapter and
summarize it
write a comment about what you think about it.
PS: To write a comment just click below on the Comments link
August 2008
1 post
Pursuing the Perfect Project Manager
Assignment #1 due on Friday, September 12 2008.
Read the article below and write a comment about what you think about it.
http://bit.ly/tompeters
Tom Peters
One theme has poked its head through the lines of these columns time and again — tomorrow’s corporation as a “collection of projects.” I’ve also discussed “networking” beyond the firm’s...