Working with various stakeholders risk profiles

I have been invited to speak at Stamford Global's Risk Management Forum on the 9-10 June in Prague. I have chosen to speak on the "Managing Risk Attitude", in particular how to identify classic risk profiles among Project Stakeholders, even if the Risk Management process is not fully working in your company. While I'm not so to say a Risk Management expert, a true guru in the domain there will be chairing the forum: Dr. David Hillson. I have to say, I'm quite happy to have that opportunity of sharing my experience with fellow project managers and I also expect to learn a lot from others.

PMI Czech Chapter

The PMI Czech Republic Chapter has been officially established, in cooperation with the PMI EMEA Service Center in Brussels and under supervisory of the PMI HQ, USA. After a bit more than two years, almost 200 PMI members have formally joined the local chapter, showing their commitment to the Project Management profession.

Nouvelle carte au Grimaldi

Un petit coup de pouce pour mon pote Alex qui a pris ses fonctions de chef au Grimaldi en remplacement de Patrice Rémy. Je vous donne un aperçu de la nouvelle carte du restaurant qui entre en vigueur aujourd'hui:

• Salade de coeurs d'artichauts & gambas poêlés
• Carpaccio de Saint Jacques aux agrumes confits
• Mille feuilles de foie gras
• Thon mi-cuit au caviar d'avocat à la menthe

• Risotto aux champignons de saison
• Filet de Saint Pierre rôti, feuilleté d'asperges & petits pois
• Filet de Bar sauce au miel & fondue de fenouil
• Filet de boeuf Rossini & ses petits légumes de saison
• Côte d'agneau, mousseline de pommes de terre & champignons des bois

• Tranche d'ananas braisée au miel & à la cannelle
• Biscuit cuillère, garni d'une marmelade d'orange & sa crème chantilly maison
• Feuilleté de mousse de fruits
• Choux à la crème sur carpaccio de kiwi

Ca met l'eau à la bouche, rien que d'y penser, alors si vous avez l'occasion de passer par Cagnes sur Mer à l'heure du déjeuner ou du dîner, arrêtez-vous au Grimaldi et goûtez à la cuisine de leur nouveau chef Alexandre Lopez.

Interview of Gareth Williams, CEO of Interoute

Few days ago, iLocus realized a video interview of our CEO, Gareth Williams, where he talks about Arena and other Interoute products.

Scope creep

Well, I decided to spend some more of my free time (whatever this might be) to put my blog back on track, and felt like blogging about Scope Creep. This phenomenon typically refers to an uncontrolled change and increase in a project's scope. Wikipedia defines it as a result of a poor change control, poor communication between parties, weak project manager or executive sponsor, or lack of proper initial identification of what is required to bring about the project objectives.

About Passion

If we resist our passions, it is more through their weakness than from our strength.

-- François de la Rochefoucauld

PMXPO 2008

I know it has been a long time since I did not post on my blog, but right after a fantastic 2 weeks break over Christmas, the start of the year was really a rush. There is one event I would like to advertise here, sponsored by ChiefProjectOfficer.com and powered by Gantthead.

Initially scheduled on the 6th of February, the PM Expo has been integrated into a bigger, better, more interactive event: the PMXPO 2008: Virtual Project Management Show, and will be held on May 15th 2008. This event will include some educational tracks, with expanded presentations from industry leaders and even more take-away materials provided by gantthead.com. PMXPO 2008 will also feature more booths, special offers and giveaways from vendors, and an all-new enhanced virtual environment. Keynote topic will be "Project Management at 29,000 Feet: Applying PM Principles to the World's Highest-Risk Projects", Russell Brice, CEO of Himalayan Experiences.

How can a Project Sponsor help you?

Executives involved in Projects as members of steering committees or sponsors or often wonder how they can help. If you struggle answering this question, Barbee Davis, PMP, from Davis Consulting, provides some examples:

• Advertise the project: As a senior manager, your sponsor has more gravitas and his voice carries more weight than yours.
• Share the Strategy: The more you know about how the projects fits into your company's goals and about the upper level business strategy that led to it's selection and approval, the better the decisions you can make about it.
• Defend the Project: A project in jeopardy will always benefit from an executive fighting for it.
• Motivate the Troops: Your sponsor can attend and speak at your project kickoff meeting. This visible support and explanation of the importance of the endeavor will inspire your team and give you referent power as a project manager.
• Provide Funding: Typically, the Sponsor provides funding for the project in cash or in resources. He will need to know what will be needed and when for the project to stay on track.
• Executive Ears: Your Project Sponsor can keep an ear to the executive pipeline and be alert for anything going on in the organization that could be a negative risk to your project.

If you explain his role in depth, you will have a Project Sponsor that is aware of how he can best support "his" Project ... so yours...

We want you !

Let's set the scene. People who read that blog know I'm working for Interoute, where I'm heading the Program Management Office. A few words about Interoute, for those who might not be familiar with our company: We're Europe's fastest growing telecoms provider, and we own and operate Europe's most advanced and densely connected voice and data network (you can read more on our website). The PMO at Interoute is kind of a startup with only 6 months existence, and our challenge here is to grow and deliver, and continue demonstrating that the use of best practices across the company has tremendous business results.

To achieve this goal, I'm looking for a talented Program Manager to join the startup that is the PMO at Interoute and to take a part in the growing of Project Management across the company, and to help me and the team to manage the portfolio of exciting projects we will have on our plate next year. I won't go through the skill set that is required, but if you think you are the Change Agent I need, please feel free to drop me an email.

Top 10 Useful Expressions for High Stress Days

• One by one, you people steal my sanity...
• I'm out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message.
• How many times do I have to flush before you go away?
• I'm not tense, just terribly, terribly alert.
• Earth is full, Go home.
• What am I?!?! Flypaper for freaks?!?!
• Not all people are annoying....some are dead.
• Stress is when you wake up screaming and realize you haven't fallen asleep yet.
• I feel like I'm diagonally parked.........in a parallel universe.
• You are depriving some village of an idiot.

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