Humans love to acquire stuff. The brain chemicals give us a sense of achievement and rewards. However, we struggle to make necessary changes in our lives to fully utilise things that we acquire. Here are a few examples: We buy big SUVs (4X4s) and seldom take them to...

In the last few posts, I have covered: Importance of - Keep it simple!Why do we complicate things?How to keep it simple in projects?Importance of defining project objective to keep things simple! This post is about getting the right people on the Project team who love...

Continuing our ‘ keep it simple ’ series. We now know the root cause of complexity. You understand that it is not about you (‘I’ thinking). So, you now have a solid foundation! The next step is to develop - a laser focus on the project objective. You must have clarity...

We covered that as a Project Sponsor, you must keep things simple. The complexity of human interaction is the biggest challenge in any project. We also discussed that ‘I’ thinking is the underlying root cause of complexity. ‘I’ thinking is protecting and glorifying...

In the last post, we covered that Project sponsors must keep things simple in the project. Complexity is one of the most significant challenges within technology projects. But, the complexity is generally not due to the technical challenges. Instead, it is because of...

Keep it simple! Yes, that is right; success is yours if you keep things simple throughout the project! It appears that humans have a general tendency to complicate things. Here are a few common examples: During project start, the project roles and responsibilities are...

Yesterday, I sat on the APMG Level Up panel of the live Q&A. The topic was how to become a Business Analyst? You can find more here. From the live questions, few want to learn about the Business Analysis profession. It appears that many want to become Business...

The security alarm technician knocked on the door. After a quick assessment of the house, he asked – ‘Where you like the motion sensors to go?’ I was not prepared for the question. So, I asked back where they should go? He said, ‘Hmmm, you have four sensors in the...

After much push from my wife, I endeavour to drill a hole in the wall to hang a picture frame. Yes, I hate doing this stuff! So, I picked up a random drill bit and hit it hard into the wall. I was impressed by the strength of the wall. After much trying, I was unable...

In the last few posts, we covered what Minimal Viable Project Scope (MVPS) is and how it is different from Minimal Viable Product (MVP)? Let us discuss why does Minimal Viable Project Scope matter? Why should you even spend time thinking about MVPS? Let’s go! Let us...