RolandHoffmann
Written Articles
Project managers must avoid indecision as much as hasty and error-prone decision-making. Unfortunately, the unconscious mental quirks \”heuristics\” and \”biases\” frustrate these conflicting demands. Thus, a successful project manager must firmly command traditional decision-making techniques, and create awareness of these unconscious, deeply ingrained human traits. Traditional methodologies facilitate decisions with analysis and dispassionate facts. However, […]
What’s the most common mistake that project managers make? The responses of 78 professionals who answered that question through my LinkedIn poll surprised me. I expected, maybe idealistically, that miscalculating project risks would top the list. However, after categorizing the responses according to the nine PMBOK knowledge areas (integration, scope, time, cost, risk, HR, quality, […]