PM Notebook - A site for project managers

PM Notebook is a collection of articles and essays that cover some very practical aspects of project management.  You’ll find practical approaches that are far from hypothetical – these have all been used in organizations that I’ve directed.

You’ll find plenty of information that relates to Scrum, agile development and project management consistent with the PMI’s PMBoK (along with occasional mention of CMMI, Prince2 and others).  PM Notebook has:

• Articles based upon decades of successful project and program leadership.  You’ll find information on project and program management techniques, methods and practices.
• Articles about career development and improving professional performance & effectiveness.
• Many pointers to expert project management and program management information – books, web sites and blogs.
• Links to current and landmark articles of significance on project and program management.

Article: The Daily Stand-Up Meeting - A Core Practice for Self-Organized Teams

Not just a a new name for a standard status meeting!

Bill Hoberecht - This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it          

The transition to becoming a self-organized team involves a fundamental change in how individuals, teams, and management approach their respective responsibilities.  Traditionally managed teams depend upon anointed leaders who give direction, track progress and push the project to completion.  Self-organized teams operate quite differently, and in such a team there is no explicit or implicit role of “project leader” or “project manager.”  In the context of a self-organized team, this article describes how to implement the daily stand-up meeting.