February, already. 

Having just begun a new Chinese Year (The dragon, since you ask), we're moving into what is reckoned to be a month of purification, according to its Latin roots.

 

Some of us might prefer to think of it as the month of love, of course.

So, with links that Radio 2 would be proud of, this month's articles have disruption, cleaning and roses as themes.

We hope you like them!

 

No tips this month to help recover your organisation in the event of disruption.

More like a self-help summary of where you think you are in terms of your data security.

Seven tiers of disaster recovery, shows (twelve, actually) direct outcomes of decisions about how you look after your data. Ignore the first five because they won't relate to anyone reading this newsletter...hopefully.

And I'll bet a day's consulting that no-one has beyond Tier 6...

...will you take the bet? How confident are you?

Something a little different, challenging you to think about why you do what you do.

And asking whether you've sought the right opinions from the right people.

Honestly, it's enough to send you bonkers. Or bananas...

Read why here- and tell us whether you agree. Not everyone has the same view!

 

...would smell as sweet. Shakespeare telling us that words matter less than their meaning.

So, whereas we are tenacious individuals in search of improvement, you are simply stubborn theorists who become obsessed with the 'perfect' project. Hmmm...

This month's Project Management thoughts were sparked by a conversation with another PM, and the need to keep your spirits up when others in the Project Team become despondent about the amount of work left to do. Or the lack of support from Sponsors. Or the extent of 'compromise' to get the work completed.

So, some thoughts on how and why Project Managers should be resilient (stubborn; pig-headed; whatever!).

Enjoy.