Page 105 - Straight Talk On Project Management IV

So, ask questions that are expansive in nature to zoom your thinking out!

What is the actual problem? What is the impact of solving/not solving it? Where does the problem
fit contextually in the project/portfolio? What is the problem’s back story? What ideas have we
come up with? What could the positive and negative implications of actioning these ideas be? What
are the steps we’d need to take to action each of the solutions?

You get the idea!

Finally, Ask For Help!
All of the examples here have had one common thread. Each of the problem solvers asked for help,
they didn’t go it alone.
Bernie asked the lady at the gas station, Gareth talked to the policeman and called a taxi, the project
leader with the resource allocation issues reached out to the Project Management as a Service
universe.
I’ve written these words many times … I believe that the solution to ANY IT Project challenge can be
found in the PMaaS market and with every new challenge a range of new solutions are born. The
PMaaS universe is just that – it is ever expanding!

And when you ask for help, make sure it’s the right question!