Scott’s Comments (group member since Feb 26, 2015)

Scott’s comments from the Berkun reading group group.

Ravi wrote: "Looking forward to read "Making Things Happen" again. I read the book about 7 years ago. I've been working with teams that have difficulty adopting agile methodology. One of the issues we face i..."

Hi Ravi: getting people to try new things is a challenge of persuasion more than knowledge. This post might be of use to you: http://scottberkun.com/2013/how-to-ch...

Tim: Welcome. MTH is my first book so we'll see how well my voice holds up in it.

Kevin: Year without pants is sequel to MTH in a way. It was the first time in a long time I managed a team. So get ready for the prequel :)

José wrote: "Hi Scott, is a wonderful idea, and a lot of things or opportunities to not just reread, but to re-think concepts or just to experiment new point of view.

We will have fun with this! Thanks for sha..."

Exactly! Glad you think it will be fun. I think so too.

Eleonora wrote: "You don't have to answer this, but what are you actually scared of? I haven't reopened the book yet but I read it twice after buying it, and for what it's worth I can't think of anything that would..."

I'm not sure. I've never something like this before. I suppose I'm afraid of what I'll think the writing and the ideas. I'm not truly afraid obviously as I'm doing this, I'm just not sure how painful or fun it's going to be. But I'm glad you folks are joining as that will only make it better.

Eleonora wrote: "Hi Scott, this is a wonderful idea and I am so looking forward to rereading the book with you!"

Hi Eleonora! This is a big experiment for me. I'm actually quite scared of what I'm going to find - it was a long time ago :) But I'm glad you're excited. Will be interesting!

Hi there:

May 6th is 10th anniversary of the original publication of my bestseller Making Things Happen (originally titled The Art of Project Management).

For fun and to see what I've learned since then, I'm rereading the book and you can read along and ask me questions.

Starting Monday March 9th we'll read a couple of chapters every week, discuss, debate and maybe help me develop material for a sequel.

Please say Hi so I know you're here.

-Scott