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Doug Boebinger’s chapter in The Keys to Our Success
Doug authored a chapter, Hope for the Best, Plan for the Worst, in the book, The Keys to Our Success: Tools, Techniques, and Ideas That Some of Our Best Project Managers Use to Be Successful, compiled by David Barrett and Kathi Soniat. Click here to view the book on Amazon.
View a short video in which Doug talks about the chapter he wrote for the book.
Doug’s Rants
Some of you may know me, Doug Boebinger (I’m sorry), and some of you may not (yet). For years now, I’ve spent my days flying from city to city, doing a wide range of project management-related courses and presentations. In my travels, I have been privileged to speak with an array of people from numerous companies, in just about every industry there is. From my courses, presentations, and personal discussions, I have come to various conclusions about a multitude of topics. When I get off on one of these tangents in my teaching, I typically refer to them as “Doug’s Rants” and the name has stuck.
The rants address various themes, systemic issues, and truths that people know in their hearts but can’t say out loud. Well, I’m going to say them out loud (via the written word). As I like to tell people, I play the role of the little boy in Hans Christian Anderson’s “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” If you don’t know the story, it’s short and insightful, and it’s required reading for anyone who needs to understand truth vs. conformance.
It’s Basic Cause and Effect: The Project Triangle
For a project to be feasible, for it to even have a chance to be successful, the Scope – Time – Cost project triangle sides need to actually be able to create a triangle.
Did Agile Really Kill Waterfall?
The more tools you know how to use properly, the more projects you can accomplish successfully.
The Typical Mistakes Teams Make Concerning Risk Management
How well do you understand, plan for, and apply risk management techniques?
Emotional Intelligence – Isn’t that Jumbo Shrimp?
Emotional intelligence (EI) is the ability to identify, comprehend, and manage your own emotions as well as the emotions of others.
“I Hired You For Your Integrity, Now Lie To Me”
Why are we hired for our integrity and then told to “shut up and do it” when it just can’t be done?
Redefining “It’s Good Enough”
I’ve actually seen a case where doing more on a project than what was asked backfired.
Project Management Humor
When it’s better to laugh than to cry…
Interview with Doug Boebinger
on the Leadership Perspectives Podcast
In this episode of Leadership Perspectives with David Barrett, Doug Boebinger discusses “Black Swans.”
From the podcast description, “Google the words ‘Black Swan’ and you will read ‘an event that comes as a surprise, has a major effect, and is often inappropriately rationalised after the fact with the benefit of hindsight.'”
The podcast aired early in April of 2020, and the discussion was quite timely as the COVID-19 pandemic had totally disrupted nearly all aspects of business and process management worldwide.
Click here to visit the podcast page and listen to the discussion. Listen to more of David Barrett’s podcast episodes on his website.