WHERE HISTORY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTERSECT
Victory – What Now? Richard Dannatt, and Robert Lyman in their book “Victory to Defeat: The British Army 1918-40” describe how Britain moved from victor
Introduction Have you ever had a project that was fraught with problems, which seemed impossible to solve? But you persevered and eventually you learned expensive
Introduction In the previous post we looked at the potential social problems caused by disruptive technology. As was seen from the Industrial Revolution these problems
Introduction Two years I did a post on the wisdom of Robert Burns and how it could help project managers. For details check out that
Introduction Today is my wedding anniversary, remembering it took prompting by my wife this morning. I must say that I am normally good at remembering,
Introduction Everyone is Writing, Blogging, or YouTubing about Artificial Intelligence (AI). It is the topic of the moment. So! Why write another one? I feel
Introduction Why Visual Thinking? Because human beings have a well-developed visual sense which far outweighs our other senses. Since earliest times we have represented our
Todays post is different, because for the first time I have a guest contributor. At our Toastmasters meeting today I was speaking to my friend
Introduction January 25th was the birthday of Robert Burns, Scotland’s National Bard. 263 years ago, Robert Burns was born in Alloway, Scotland, into humble circumstances,
Introduction The Greatest Generation! Who were they and why should we care? I would like to look at them from a particular perspective; that of
Introduction The battle of Stamford Bridge took place on the 25th of September. For football fans (soccer), I am not talking about Manchester City’s victory
Introduction Our two year old granddaughter’s favorite phrase is “Wha Sat?” (What is that?) We can learn much from our young children. They are brimming
Introduction Last month I had the privilege of presenting the topic of The Tay Bridge Disaster at a PMI Houston chapter meeting. In preparing for
Introduction The Brooklyn Bridge was opened on the 24th of May 1883 and the first person to cross the bridge in a carriage was Emily
Introduction As I studied this topic, I realized that there is a vast amount of information available. I am currently reading Diane Vaughan’s book “Challenger
Introduction This month is the 40th anniversary of the first successful space shuttle mission. NASA’s post Apollo program. On the 12th of April 1981, the