In USA, I have only stayed in California. It is sad to see the State detoriate as much as it has over the past few years. Over the past several weeks, I have taken a closer look at the health of the State. Why, you may ask. Well, I pay significant USD to the state every …
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“Tiger By The Tail” – Internal Communication
Information Overload! Isnt that the common theme in our hectic lives? The partition between work and personal lives are blurry, at best. Do I only work from 9AM-6PM? No. Do I keep away from work activities from 6PM-9AM? No. As I mentioned in an earlier Blog, I believe that it is going to be the …
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“Tiger By The Tail” – Conflict
It is everywhere. So, it should not be surprising that it is prevalent in Organizations as well. Through my Career, I have had the opportunity to experience quite a few instances, which prompts me to make it one instalment of my "Tiger By The Tail" series. Note: As I have mentioned elsewhere, please note that …
“Tiger By The Tail” – Distributed Teams & Time-Zones
Earlier on in my Career, it was quite novel to have a Project or Product Team having members distributed across multiple locations. Well gone are those days. Distributed Teams are rampant in High-Tech nowadays and I do not see any reason for that to change in the near future. With the numerous Acquisitions, Traffic issues …
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“Tiger By The Tail” – Commitment
The Holy Grail: A fully committed Project Team, working towards the overall success of the Project! Such a scenario gives the Project the best chance at achieving Success. Please note that completing a Project does not equal Success. In my opinion, a Project is successful only if the Project Execution was such that it maximized …
“Tiger By The Tail” – Project Schedule
While I address the various Project Risk factors one by one, my Blog will be titled "Tiger By The Tail". I pick such a caption for the obvious similarity to what we feel once we have a Project under way, with dwindling options to make it successful. Should we let go? (Hopefully it wont turn …
50+% Engineering Projects Delayed or Over-Budget?
Depending upon which Research Study you review, somewhere above 55% of Engineering Projects are delayed, over-budget or worst, both! We are talking about well-educated, well-meaning, capable and committed Engineers failing a significant amount of the time. Throughout my career, I have been fascinated by this phenomenon. I would be lying if I claimed that 100% …
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