Leaders in countless I.T. organizations see themselves as “the smartest person in the room.”  They solve problems that exceed the grasp of their direct reports.  They position themselves as decision-makers and information traffic...(more)

The “squirrel moment” arrives unexpectedly.  The instant message pops up with a question about functionality in a recently deployed release.  A new production support ticket arrives from the customer service team.  The product...(more)

As organizations get started with agile, the impacts are small – similar to dropping a pebble in a swimming pool.  The effects are noticeable to the teams that are beginning to work on agile pilot projects, but imperceptible to the rest of...(more)

By Ron Montgomery, Management Consultant & Owner, OnPoint, LLC Agile organizations must overcome cultural challenges to enable teams to function, foster creativity and move quickly.  When Project Managers face organizational challenges...(more)

Case Study – “We’re Toast!”   By Ron Montgomery, Management Consultant & Owner, OnPoint, LLC Jim had been with the company for 20 years and had worked as a systems analyst during the implementation of the...(more)

By Ron Montgomery, Management Consultant & Owner, OnPoint, LLC Your project kick off meeting was a great success and the team is beginning to execute the plan.   Then some nefarious trolls begin to arrive in your email inbox....(more)

By Ron Montgomery, Management Consultant & Owner, OnPoint, LLC You may have the title of project manager, but you started your career elsewhere. Perhaps you were trained in a technical discipline such as engineering or software development and are...(more)

By Ron Montgomery, Management Consultant & Owner, OnPoint, LLC In 2004, the Standish Group published a report on Information Technology (I.T.) projects, entitled “CHAOS Chronicles. They reported that 34% of projects were on time, 51% were...(more)

By Ron Montgomery, Management Consultant & Owner, OnPoint, LLC If you are responsible for planning a project, you need to perform a risk assessment. You need to identify and make plans to mitigate those events that will impact your project’s...(more)

By Gina Fideli, President GCF Consulting, Inc. Well managed conflict can foster creativity within teams. Differing perspectives, passionately and constructively debated, force members to think more critically, potentially leading to better decisions....(more)