Project Management

How Rewards Become a Trap: Rewards are a popular way to boost motivation in a team or company. The underlying assumption is that a reward increases commitment. However, as studies show, this approach, if applied incorrectly, can have the opposite effect...

Crisis meeting: The customer has angrily berated the boss. The recently delivered machine is malfunctioning intermittently. The boss is visibly agitated. He shouts, accompanied by a powerful slam of his fist on the table: "The machine isn't running properly! The customer is threatening...".

Haven't you ever sent up a quick prayer to heaven when things got really tight in a project, even if you're not a devout churchgoer or rosary worshipper? Do you have a talisman, a lucky hat, or a success tie that you can turn to in important situations...?.

Is intuition a divine revelation, an energetic message from beyond, does it come "from our gut," or is it "in our urine"? As an engineer, I prefer the following explanation: Intuition is the result of a highly complex, interconnected logic that runs through billions of processes over a lifetime...

Background information on requirements analysis: Who really knows what they want before they have it? Who knows what they're capable of before they do it? Two old adages that also apply to modern development projects. How do we find out what the customer wants, and whether we can fulfill those wishes...?.

Why do we often rack our brains for hours on end, unsuccessfully trying to solve complex problems, only to be surprised by a flash of inspiration at a completely unexpected moment? Does this sound familiar? You spend hours racking your brain searching for the missing piece...

Are you familiar with the game "Telephone"? Perhaps you played it as a child at birthday parties. For those who aren't, I'll explain it in a moment. The outcome of the game usually leads to great amusement. In projects, however, the phenomena that arise...

Competition is fierce and the complexity of tasks is increasing. We are reaching our limits more and more often. One of the reasons for this is the tendency towards individualistic approaches in software development. Yet we could draw on tremendous skills that even ensured the survival of cavemen...

If I were an orthopedic surgeon, I'd specialize in software developers. I'm sure that profession would offer me a good living. Thanks to the wonders of electronics, people are starting to bend their spines earlier and earlier. Gameboy gaming, SMS hacking, and...

Projects thrive on the belief that the set goal can be achieved. While it's said that faith can move mountains, unfortunately, this belief can also lead to a loss of touch with reality. This loss of touch with reality manifests itself in project work in a variety of ways.