Conventional Project Management: A Dozen Dumb Ideas

It's all about context - these conventional project management ideas aren't bad in and of themselves, the trouble arises with their thoughtless, mechanical, and methodology-driven application.

Learn about a dozen dumb ideas that are too often taken as conventional project management wisdom, how to avoid them, and what to do instead.

Learn about "dumb ideas" like:

• Contingency
• Project Dashboards
• Percentage Complete
• Red Light/Yellow Light/Green Light Indicators
• Project Steering Committees
• Most Project Names

Ken Hanley has been an IT and Program Management Director and Principal in a number of large organizations, focusing on IT organization, technology and strategy, business alignment, advanced project management practices, and teaching and training on program and project management tools, processes, and competencies.  He has a Masters degree in Engineering (Project Management) from the University of Calgary.

His specialities are large and complex program and project management, the management of complex project portfolios, setting up and operating Project Management Offices, and the management of information technology people and processes, planning, alignment, and risk reduction. He has also had considerable success in project intervention for troubled projects and organizations, and working with and mentoring project managers on difficult projects in a number of industries.

Ken is a recognized project management expert and top-rated speaker who is regularly invited to speak on IT, project management, and strategic portfolio management best practices to:

• ProjectWorld – Chicago, Boston, Washington, San Jose, Toronto, Vancouver
• Project Leadership Conference – San Francisco, Toronto