Robin Hornby PMP is President of Tempest Management in Calgary. Robin’s career began in the UK as a systems engineer. He moved to Canada in 1977, and worked in the telecommunications sector before embarking on a 30-year project and delivery management career in the IT professional services business. Robin set up his consulting company in 1997, taught at Mount Royal University for ten years, and is the author of three books. He is a long-time member of PMI, has presented frequently at PMI symposia, ProjectWorld, and at client conferences. Robin now writes, consults, and conducts seminars that focus on aspects of project management he believes are neglected – commercial practice, project business management, and PM leadership to achieve project quality. www.tmipm.com
This 5-minute read provides guidance when the project manager is under pressure to quickly assess, judge, and decide. This is...
This is a 4-minute read that makes the case for a disciplined approach to selling and delivering a contracted project....
This is a 4-minute read, first of a three-part discussion on the Basic Rules of Project Management. You might be...
In this 6-minute read, Robin presents a top-down view of the poorly-recognized differences commercial ‘for-profit’ projects impose on project management; the...
This is a 9-minute read that describes four quality models, focusing on the inherent quality requirements for projects. This is...
This is a 7 minute read that summarizes the author’s frustrations with today’s approach to quality and proposes a model that...
This is a 4-minute read that explains what it means to be in control of a project, and the five...
This is a 5-minute read about the frustrations and inefficiencies of the usual procurement process. In previous posts, I have...
This 5-minute read proposes a more comprehensive systems view of project risk management, moving on from the fill-out-the-template approach. Risk...
This is a 3-minute read that argues for a rational bid request, decision and response process. To bid or not...
