Failure Articles

Alex S. Brown, PMP IPMA-C

Teleseminar with Craig Price, Author of “Half A Glass”

Friday, 10 December 2010 by Alex Brown

This coming Sunday, 12 December 2010, I will be interviewing Craig Price, author of the funny, soon-to-be-bestselling (he hopes), book, “Half a Glass: The Realist’s Guide”. Register for this special holiday-season web seminar at the alexsbrown.com web site.

“Finding Meaning In Your Projects” Presentation in New York City 28 September 2010

Wednesday, 29 September 2010 by Alex Brown

Explored the area between project management and spirituality with the Project Management Institute New York City (PMI NYC) Chapter today.
Visuals available at Prezi.com

“What Is ‘Failure’ Anyway?” Presentation for Troubled Projects SIG Complete

Sunday, 13 January 2008 by Alex Brown

I gave a presentation about the deceptive statistics about project failure rates so often quoted in the press and by project management experts. If you are wondering why people say that “84% of projects fail”, this presentation gives you the answers. The PowerPoint is available, and the full audio and slides from three performances of [...]

“What Is ‘Failure’ Anyway?” Material Now On-Line

Tuesday, 1 January 2008 by Alex Brown

The PowerPoint and video are now on-line for the December 4th web seminar. Two more performances are scheduled through the Troubled Projects SIG in January.

Presenting ‘What is “Failure” Anyway?’ Web Seminar on December 4

Saturday, 1 December 2007 by Alex Brown

I will be presenting ‘What is “Failure” Anyway?’ on a web seminar from 12 pm to 1 pm ET on Tuesday 4 December. It is run by the PMI Troubled Projects SIG, it is sponsored by my company Real-Life Projects and is free to attend. It will cover the key reasons why your projects should [...]