people management
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Five Elements for Creating a Healthy Project CultureIn a healthy project culture, people work together to accomplish the goal. It doesn’t matter what approach is used—phase gate, iterative, incremental, or agile; health is key. Read on for five elements of a healthy project culture that can help set up your program, small or large, for success. | 
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Career Planning—Climbing a Ladder or Navigating an Obstacle Course?Is climbing a ladder the best analogy for how you manage and plan your career? Anuj Magazine looks at different ways you can view career planning: climbing a ladder, navigating an obstacle course, and building a pyramid. | 
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How to Hold a Productive Project Status Meeting Status meetings let team members report what they’re doing and whether they’re hitting targets, and they help the project manager identify weaknesses early and make adjustments. Unfortunately, all too often these meetings are boring. They don't have to be! Read on for tips on making them productive. |
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Some Companies Using Software to Monitor Their EmployeesNew reports coming out detail just how far companies have gone in using software that monitors their employees' behaviors—all in the name of productivity and safety. These new tools lead us to question which is more important—workplace efficiency or employee satisfaction? | 
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Adopting Agile Means Accepting Change: What to Do?Adopting agile means change. And change is hard. But if your current process isn't working as well as you would like, you may need to change. The challenge is to explain the value of agile in a way that helps people open up to new ideas. | 
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How to Attract Passionate Developers to Your Startup How can startups continue to attract the best and brightest talent—developers, in particular? Although corporations aren’t the “bad guy” they once were, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, and other big players still offer many perks that the average, strapped-for-cash startup simply can't provide. |
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Ease Your Transition to Agile and Learn What Your Team NeedsIf you are starting a transition to agile, first ask yourself: Why do we want to transition to agile? Agile is about the ability to respond to change. Once you understand what your organization’s issues are and you can resolve them, you can move to a program. |
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What Makes for a Healthy, Functioning Self-Organizing Team?Venkatesh Krishnamurthy explains what makes for a healthy, functioning self-organizing team. According to Venkatesh, a good leader who has servant-leadership qualities is essential for a self-organizing team—and having no one assigning the tasks or micromanaging the progress. | 
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