The History PM

WHERE HISTORY AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT INTERSECT

The Winter Solstice

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,

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Visual Thinking

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

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May the 4th be with you

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

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Stamford Bridge

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

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I Keep Six Honest Serving Men

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

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Space Shuttle (Part 2)

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

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Space Shuttle (Part 1)

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

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Calendars

As I watch my mother-in-law prepare dinner to celebrate Chinese New Year, (technically it is the lunar new year since it is not just the

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