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2. DAVID ALLEN
@gtdguy
“When is a project sufficiently
managed? Quite simply, when it's
off your mind. What gets it off your
mind? A clear outcome, defined
and allocated next actions--all
parked somewhere you trust will be
revisited by the right people in
appropriate timing. If something is
still on your mind, then more of that
is required.”
Originator of GTD,
founder of David
Allen Co.

3. “Project Management is
about fitting the right
person with the right job,
fitting the right method to
the right outcome and
fitting the right leader to
the right team."
CEO Matters of the Smart.
TAMELA LEWIS
@mattersofsmart

4. ASH MARUYA
@ashmaurya
Founder Spark59 & Author of
Running Lean - Helping
Entrepreneurs Succeed.
PracticeTrumpsTheory.com.
“Having more passion for the
solution than the problem is a
problem.”

5. DAN TOUSIGNANT
@ScrumDan
Scrum trainer, Agile Coach,
and PMI-ACP. Passionate
outliner. Commutted but
inept yogi.
“The biggest obstacle to truly
implementing Agile Software
Development is the organization’s
ability to embrace change.”

6. JEF CUMPS
@jcumps
Jef Cumps is a certified
coach and trainer, enabling
organizational change
towards Agile and Lean.
“I believe in Agile project
management. Which is not hiding
behind a computer and
updating Gantt charts or sending
out e-mails and reports. Good
project management is actively
collaborating with customers to
define the most valuable product
and unconditionally supporting a
team to frequently deliver
working product increments that
mitigate risks, provide real user
feedback and deliver customer
ROI.”

7. SUSANNE MADSEN
@SusanneMadsen
Project Leadership Coach
and author of The Project
Management Coaching
Workbook.
“An outstanding project
manager is able to take the
team on a journey by sharing
an appealing vision and a
roadmap for achieving that
vision.”

8. „Many PMs are uncomfortable
putting on a salesman’s hat. And
it’s easy to assume that all your
stakeholders are on-board with
the project, so no selling is
needed. But when a project is
NOT sold sufficiently,
stakeholders can become
disengaged or even opposed to
your project.”
JEFF FURMAN
@PMAnswerBook
PMP Instructor & author of The
Project Management.
Answer Book.

9. „Project management is
applied common sense. The
problem is, there is not enough
common sense around.”
RON ROSENHEAD
@ronrosenhead
Project management speaker,
trainer, author & coach.
Leeds Rhino fan & Member
of Council, Epilepsy.

10. „Projects are unique, transience and
need management - project
managers need to be unique when
it matters; finish what they start and
show strong leadership alongside
their management.”
LINDSAY SCOTT
@projectmgmt
Enthusiastic PMO bod.
Dir of Project Management
Recruitment business –
Arras People.

11. „The challenge isn't coming up
with new projects. The challenge
is to make them happen.”CORNELIUS
FICHTNER
@corneliusficht
Project manager, PMP trainer,
host of The PM Podcast,
public speaker and gummi
bear addict.

12. „Often, the conversation is
the product.”
JOHN BORDEAUX
@jbordeaux
I know why your decisions
suck. http://jbordeaux.com/abou
tjbx/ jb@jbordeaux.com

13. “An organization or team
cannot do Agile. They can
only be Agile. But, they
can do many Agile
practices and frameworks,
such as Scrum. Agile is a
state of being.”
RICHARD HUNDHAUSEN
@rhundhausen
Professional Scrum Trainer,
Author of Professional Scrum
Development with Visual Studio,
and geek.

14. “The best project managers
are leaders first, managers
second.”
SCOTT W.AMBLER
@scottwambler
Father, husband, teacher, and
disciplined agilist.

15. “Don’t try to control
people; create
environments in which
they're free and
responsible to do their best
work. Throw away the KPIs,
and replace them with
real conversations about
what makes people’s work
better and faster, and how
you can help them
remove problems that
make the work harder or
slower.”
MICHAEL BOLTON
@michaelbolton
Michael Bolton
(michael@developsense.com) helps
people to solve testing problems, and
helps them learn how to solve them.

16. “It doesn't matter how many
projects you start. It matters
how many you finish.”JOHANNA ROTHMAN
@joannarothman
Author of Manage Your Project Portfolio: Increase Your
Capacity and Finish More Projects, Manage It! Your
Guide to Modern, Pragmatic Project Management,
and the Managing Product Development blog.

17. “Team" results from a group
of people stepping up to
the opportunity presented
by a shared responsibility.”
CHRISTOPHER AVERY
@christopheraver
Author "Teamwork Is An Individual Skill" and
developer of The Leadership Gift.

18. “A project is a journey of
discovery, where the goal is
to deliver the maximum
value to the business with the
time and resources we have
at hand. Project
management not about
sticking to plans or limiting
scope: it is about facilitating,
nurturing and guiding this
journey of discovery.”
JOHN FERGUSON SMART
@wakaleo
Agile consultant and trainer, BDD/TDD and
Test Automation enthusiast, dabbles in CI
and CD, author of BDD in Action and
Jenkins: The Definitive Guide.

19. "Project Management in large
organizations is full of conflict.
For stakeholders you need to
manage expectations and
incompatible requirements.
Contributors struggle between
the ideas of self-directed teams
and the very ideas of
'management', 'control', and
'responsibility.' That makes
project management a very
human endeavor. "
MATT HEUSSER
@mheusser
Software delivery consultant/writer and
other things. Collaborative software geek
since before it was cool. Husband, Father,
Christian, and Catholic.

20. “Project management
doesn't matte; successful
outcomes matter. Superb
management of a project
that doesn't finish is
irrelevant. Chaos in which
a project finishes is a
success. Remember what
matters.”
STEVER ROBBINS
@getitdonehuy
Entrepreneur, executive coach. Professional
speaker, futurist, comedian. TEDx talk Living
an Extraordinary Life. Business podcaster on
productivity.

21. “For continued project
success - always be
planning, always be
communicating, always
be building relationships.”
LINKY VAN DER MERWE
@virtualpm
(PMP) is the Founder of Virtual Project
Consulting. She blogs about project
management and recommends a
comprehensive hub of resources to aspiring
and existing project managers.

22. “At the most fundamental
level, virtually all project
problems are people
problems.”
SAMAD AIDANE
@samadaidane
Project Management Consultant, Speaker,
Coach. Neuroscience of Leadership Expert.

23. “We all spend a lot of time
and energy working. Our
behavior at work has
tremendous impact on
one another. So whenever
possible, let’s make this a
positive impact.”
MARGARET MELONI
@margaretmeloni
Creating project managers who have the
skills and techniques to successfully
navigate the human side of the project
world. Oh and having a blast doing it!

24. “Love people. Outside your
organization, it's much
easier. Love people within
your company and team.
If you can't do that, you
can't make (great)
products.”
PETER SADDINGTON
@agilescout
Organizational Counselor and author of The
Agile Pocket Guide.

25. "Project management isn't
just about working with
tasks and deadlines, it's
about working with and
understanding people.
If you're a good
communicator and
collaborator then you will
also be a great project
manager."
JACOB MORGAN
@jacobm
Principal, Chess Media Group. Author: “The
Future of Work” and “The Collaborative
Organization,” Forbes Columnist.

26. “Project management is
about getting the right
stuff done right, improving
and building trust.”PAWEL BRODZINSKI
@pawelbrodzinski
Leader of Lunar Logic (http://lunarlogic.io ).
Persistent experimenter. Whiteboard junkie.
Lean and Agile coach. Prolific blogger.

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