Mr. Wideman
It has been a few years since I've used your website. It is like returning to an old friend. Thank you so much for the time and effort you have put into this site.
I last used it 6 years ago when I was doing a masters in Management Science. My program thesis was "How a Project Manager's understanding of business strategy leads to project success". Your articles on project success led me to a number of academic papers, which along with some systems thinking notions and interviews with six project managers led to what I think was a pretty good program thesis and a great learning experience for me.
I've recently returned to Calgary after four years in the field. I find myself in the role of Project Management Specialist in the midst of a functional reorganization. The project group will now be four functions Design, Engineering, Construction and Project Management. We are busy doing process workflows, SIPOCs[1] and Process Narratives.
maxwideman.com is like an elixir. I can find the information I need on Project Management vs. Process Management, First Principles of Project Management and the importance of a Project Manager. I use this information to ground the ideas I have on Front End Engineering and Project Execution. In a world of Change Management and Business Process Redesign people I have to tread softly. I am most grateful to find the information I need to keep my sanity. (Although I must say that the Mark Seely paper Dynamic Baseline Model did hurt my brain a little. I sent it to my daughter. She is working on a Human Resources transformation "project". They are on their third project team because they don't realize they are at level 3 or 4.)
All this is to say thank you very much.
Best regards
Rob Bronson
