PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO AVOID CAREER LIMITING MOVES - PART 2 OF 3

PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES
To AVOID CAREER LIMITING MOVES - PART 2 of 3
Jeff Schlageter
President, Project Acceleration
Jeff@ProjectAcceleration.com
Wouldn’t it be great to have a list of project management “best practices” that would help you benefit from the experiences of hundreds of other program managers? In a way, these best practices would be like having your own project management mentors, each sharing what they have learned. Part 2: (more…)

PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES TO AVOID CAREER LIMITING MOVES - 3 PART SERIES

PROJECT MANAGEMENT BEST PRACTICES
TO AVOID CAREER LIMITING MOVES -
PART 1 of 3
Jeff Schlageter
President, Project Acceleration
Jeff@ProjectAcceleration.com
 

Wouldn’t it be great to have a list of project management “best practices” that would help you benefit from the experiences of hundreds of other program managers? In a way, these best practices would be like having your own project management mentors, each sharing what they have learned.
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The Ethical Shift in American Business

Over the past few years we have seen a significant shift in business ethics. For some managers it is deemed acceptable to “bend the legal rules” as long as it ultimately benefits the company. This ethical system, often called teleological ethics, is being embraced by many managers and executive today when placed under pressure to be competitive in the business world.

Others hold to a more traditional form of ethics called deontological ethics where the right thing is done no matter what the consequences are—even if it means getting fired.

So how does a project manager choose the right ethical system when faced with pressures from executive managers to do whatever it takes to benefit the company?

Our Generation Nation Has Growing Pains

Jim Sloane raised very interesting points in his “Why Can’t We Grow Up” blog about project management maturity. One in particular is keeping me awake at night:

Organizations in Silicon Valley can integrate virtually any technology into a myriad of applications, and still we struggle with integrating talented individuals into teams of people spanning countries, generations etc.

Here’s something more consider — did you know the largest labor market transition the world has yet to see is just around the  corner?  It’s time to say hello to our new team-mates from the Net Generation, and by the way the oldest member of this generation is 29 years old and the last has just turned 9.

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Why Can’t We Grow Up?

I am shocked, shocked! at silicon valley business immaturity in project management . Home of some of the greatest, innovative companies on the planet, and we cannot execute projects any better than anyone else. (more…)