Ainsley Nies

A PM’s Toolbox Tour: Treasure Chest or Pandora’s Box?

By Ainsley Nies / June 28, 2008

So. It’s the end of the week and I’ve shown you mine, now let’s take a look at yours! Is …

By Ainsley Nies / June 27, 2008

I see no point in reinventing the wheel: I prefer to accessorize! So to make the most of what I’ve …

By Ainsley Nies / June 26, 2008

The second tray of my toolbox has two compartments, one for key components of various project management methodologies/ approaches, and …

By Ainsley Nies / June 25, 2008

The top tray of my project management toolbox has three compartments which hold my Chimes, Linked Lists and Open Channel. Tibetan …

By Ainsley Nies / June 24, 2008

The first thing I see when I open my toolbox is the inside of the lid, so here’s where I …

By Ainsley Nies / June 23, 2008

I’ve been talking to folks lately about their favorite project management tools: the essential ones that they just can’t do …

By Ainsley Nies / December 15, 2007

I just finished reviewing the notes from last week’s Agile Open California conference retrospective: what an amazing journey! One of …

By Ainsley Nies / December 14, 2007

What’s the most important thing you do that makes you a good project manager? The only contest I ever won …

By Ainsley Nies / December 13, 2007

How can you stay positive in your approach to project management work when you need to spend so much of …

By Ainsley Nies / December 12, 2007

Here’s one of those really good (and at the same time really irritating) questions to ask yourself – why is …

By Ainsley Nies / December 11, 2007

Why are questions so powerful? Because the beginnings of change are in the questions we ask, and the best thing …