Category Archives: ElephantPM

Choosing Manual Scheduled or Autoscheduled in Microsoft Project

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

A Microsoft Project task has many options and I am often asked how to choose the correct ones, Task Mode can be, “Auto Scheduled” or “Manual Scheduled” and task Type can be “Fixed Work”, “Fixed Units” or “Fixed Duration”. and … Continue reading →

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PyCon tweet proves email is not worst form of communication

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

I have long thought that email was the worst form of communication; primarily because it involves no real conversation, only the author giving his views to the recipient. But Adria Richards, who in her own words is a “Joan of … Continue reading →

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A review of JavaScript drawing libraries for flowcharts, Gantt charts and timelines

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

Overview I manage my projects using my own ElephantPM project management methodology. This is a similar in many ways to PRINCE2 but is greatly simplified so that it is suitable for use by smaller organisations. My needs ElephantPM divides the … Continue reading →

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The future of printed books, Will Gutenburg laugh last

Posted on January 6, 2013 by

I am writing a book this year on the ElephantPM project management system and I am presently trying to decide whether it should be available as an eBook. This is an informative article, Will Gutenberg laugh last? It has been … Continue reading →

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Accessible Software – the Consultant’s version

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

This my personal blog rather than my company blog. Professionally, I help organisations implement process changes, particularly in the areas of project and process management. The indulgence of a personal blog is that I can present my views in a … Continue reading →

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Lean software development: Minimum Marketable Feature and Minimum Viable Product

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

In an earlier post I talked about Eric Reis’ game changing book The Lean Start-up and Minimum Viable Product. This excellent blog post from Jeff Patton provides another layer of detail. [Agile] Stories must be minimal marketable features The term … Continue reading →

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The difference between “policy” and “strategy”

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

I am writing a book on project management (ElephantPM) and I have been looking for a succinct explanation of the difference between “policy” and “strategy”. The project management function itself is operational (project managers have line managers and do the … Continue reading →

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Leaner Ries’ Pieces and Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

Posted on January 18, 2012 by

Last night I went to TechHub to see Eric Ries coach 4 start-ups in lean start-up thinking. Eric (32) is a brilliant and inspirational speaker. He had his own successful start-up and then spent a lot of time thinking about … Continue reading →

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ElephantPM and lean project management

Posted on January 17, 2012 by

My core customers are SMEs who are facing organisational challenges arising from growth. One of the challenges that I face is that many SMEs regard project managers in the same way they do dentists – a necessary expense to be … Continue reading →

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2011 a year of blog posts

Posted on January 6, 2012 by

The nice people at WordPress have kindly done a report on this blog. I seem to have made about 80 posts and received 6500 page views. Should you like to know more feel free to click the annual report. http://blog.jamesbayley.com/2011/annual-report/ … Continue reading →

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