Under Pressure

--Originally published at TI2011 – DVant Blog

Belok. One of the biggest obstacle in Tompkins's management work. Hits again in chapter 15 with another ridiculous request for Mr. T. We know that the program of process improvement was doing alright. And now, Belok wanted to squeeze more of the company and the employees by increasing the extra hours and giving them more... Continue Reading →

Improving the Process

--Originally published at TI2011 – DVant Blog

As the development of all products that Tompkins manages continues, new adversities appear. In chapters 13 and 14, the process improvement is the main idea that is discussed and some new characters are introduced. The challenge of these two chapters start by a new Belok's intervention. If one remembers, Belok is the substitute of NNL... Continue Reading →

Home Office – The pre pandemic way

--Originally published at TI2011 – DVant Blog

It is the beginning of the day. As usual, I start the day by preparing breakfast and getting ready for work. But this time, I sit down on my desk and start communicating with my coworkers to establish the task due today. This is what millions of people are experiencing in this time of pandemic.... Continue Reading →

Productivity, Risk and Defense

--Originally published at TI2011 – DVant Blog

As Dr. Hector Rizzoli stated, there is no such things as a short-term productivity fix. In this chapter of the book The Deadline, one can learn first about the productivity improvement when doing project management. But for this case, Mr. Tompkins had to execute a perfect plan for "stealing" Dr. Rizzoli from his trip. This... Continue Reading →

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