by Mike Edwards | Sep 26, 2013 | Behaviour, People, Responsibility, Risk
Yesterday I saw a link in my twitter stream which caught my interest Apple Maps flaw results in drivers crossing airport runway. The mapping product would actually route you across taxiways and an active runway (see image in the BBC article). Using Google Street view...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 28, 2013 | Agile, Project Management, Risk
Risk. Did the US examine and mitigate the risk of a Japanese attack on Pearl harbour in 1941? Did the White Star Line consciously accept the risk of so many people dying when the Titanic was fitted with so few lifeboats? Did someone examine the risk of a blackout...
by Mike Edwards | Apr 21, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Lean, Project Management, Quality, Risk
Last week at the Agile Open Space in Toronto my friend Andrew Annett suggested we should start all projects red. I’ve been thinking about this concept all week and I think it’s brilliant! There are pitfalls with this approach, but it accurately portrays...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 14, 2013 | Agile, Behaviour, Lean, People, Project Management, Risk
Dictionary.com defines optimism as: “A disposition or tendency to look on the more favorable side of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.” Lately I’m finding optimism everywhere! I’m reading the book Leadership by...
