People claim visible and invisible territories for themselves. Those who violate these boundaries are perceived as unpleasant or even threatening. These – often unintentional – territorial violations repeatedly lead to serious conflicts or disruptive situations in project work...
It's ESE time again! The embedded software community will meet for the 12th time in Sindelfingen from December 2nd to 6th. Every year, developers, managers, and project leaders delve into the latest embedded topics and broaden their horizons. MicroConsult is...
Projects often stall because it's unclear what project responsibility means or how responsibility can be delegated in a binding manner. This vague understanding of responsibility often leads to disputes and unnecessary back-and-forth. When it comes to responsibility, it's...
The world is in crisis. How we overcome it depends heavily on how we deal with the practical and human aspects of this crisis. Professional project management, taking psychological aspects into account, offers many useful approaches in a crisis. Let's look...
Why did Corona hit us so hard? How do we get out of this crisis? To find answers to these questions, it's worth taking a few systemic looks at the topic of survival. The exciting thing about systemic analysis is that we can apply it to a wide range of questions, about...
How teams form, thrive, and mature. There's a key question when it comes to project success: How do successful teams emerge? This article provides answers that can be clearly derived from a systemic view of a team. It will become apparent that...
""We don't have problems, we have challenges." You've surely heard this phrase before, or something similar. I'll add to it, because these days you have to top what's already been said to drown out the constant background noise of clever platitudes. I'm writing...
Agile methods are increasingly finding their way into the development departments of many companies. They have moved beyond being a mere passing fad and are now recognized as an alternative to established methods of traditional project management. This article highlights some compelling reasons for this...
Whatever we do in a project almost always involves communication. The famous saying "One cannot not communicate" by the renowned communication scientist Paul Watzlawick certainly applies to projects as well. Even if we put in a lot of effort, the misunderstanding...
Today we're going to explore a highly mysterious phenomenon: the existence of the non-existent. But what does that have to do with projects? Prepare to be surprised. For the next hour, don't think about a chicken at all—not a hen, a rooster, a chick, or an egg...
You might be wondering why Siwon is writing about how to give presentations. My answer: Because I can tell you something you might not know yet. If you already know everything and don't have time right now, then save yourself 5 minutes...
Of Victims and Perpetrators: Jobs and education, along with tax cuts, rank high on the list of our politicians' election promises. But I'm more inclined to believe in the combined efforts of Santa Claus, Father Christmas, and the Easter Bunny than in the fact that these promises will actually be followed by action...
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