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 →

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 →

In chapter 12 of the book The Deadline, a numbers man appears into place. This new character which is introduced very fast also ends its appearance in a flash, goes to the point of his work and helps Tompkins' dream team. This man, called T. Jons Caporous, is presented as an incredible person with mathematics... Continue Reading →

"You will always encounter that kind of people anywhere you go". That's what my father used to tell me when I was complaining about someone from work or school for being a jerk, or by just being and obstacle in progress itself. So time passed and I still encounter that kind of individuals, but I... Continue Reading →

You are having a big meeting in the office and a decision must be made to take action about an important matter. The numbers are there, but the way they are displayed, they are not showing their full potential. So then, one must make a decision with this data that does not fit perfectly in... Continue Reading →

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 →

Management is not exactly a cerebral science. In these two chapters there are several topics which one would not think they relate to project management. It all starts by Mr. T. thinking about the job that he is about to take. It will require to administrate 15000 people and making the projects that were introduced... Continue Reading →

“I am sick to death of being given impossible schedules” says Mr. T. in this third chapter of the book. He wakes up in this house and starts the new adventure with many questions, but lots of confidence. Even though Lahksa starts telling him that he is already late and needs to catch up, Tompkins... Continue Reading →

By Diego Solórzano O., 2020 The first main topic of my project management course. Economics of Software Engineering. I must say that at first, I really was not into it, and that is because I do not like economics as much as I should. I read from different sources about the secondary topics about engineering... Continue Reading →