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I think I Nailed It – Commercial World Wants the BA – CHEAP!

Oh yeah, more anecdotal data tells me silicon valley wants SO MUCH MORE for so much less!

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Project Management For Dummies Horror Story

Project Management For Dummies Horror Story

Wow, I guess they’ve got a for dummies book on everything now.  Awesome.  There is also of course the 10 minute project manager book in case you find yourself dubbed project manager 10 minutes before the kick off meeting. 

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If you’re happy and you know it clap your hands

Having made a moniker name called theUnknownPM kinda makes it impossible for me to push my own products so instead let me do the next worst thing for a moment and engage in random philosphy.  How do you know if you are a success or a failure at what you are doing?  Are you a [...]

Scenario #3 – No thanks, I want to do a good job here

Patal Fray was Project Manager of a very big and important project for his firm.  He was very proud to have been given this assignment and assured his VP that he would bring it in successfully, on time, if not ahead of time.

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Silicon Valley’s Best PMP Course – Coming Up!

If you think you might be changing jobs any time soon, (hello Yahoo!, Applied Materials and
Nektar Therapeutics),

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Know Your Project Management Career Development Critical Success Factors

Rosemary Hossenlopp, MBA PMP © 2007 All Rights Reserved
We all want to be experts in our project management field. What gets us recognized?
Success Factors Make Your Success Happen
Success factors are key activities you need to do to make your future happen. Success factors are things that must happen for career advancement to occur. These drive [...]

What is Your Project Management Vision Statement? Part 2

What is Your Project Management Vision Statement? Part 2

Rosemary Hossenlopp, MBA PMP © 2007 All Rights Reserved
We discussed in Part One how to be hired by clients and loved by your bosses. Now we talk about what makes you thrive in your project management position.
A Personal Vision Statement Formula
Your personal vision statement will consist of what you are known for and what atmosphere [...]

What is Your Project Management Vision Statement? Part 1

What is Your Project Management Vision Statement? Part 1

Rosemary Hossenlopp, MBA PMP © 2007 All Rights Reserved
Project managers increase the chance of project failure by not planning project work. You have heard the saying “Plan the Work and Work the Plan.” It is true for career planning too. Project managers limit their personal success and growth by failing to plan their careers. Layoff’s [...]

Myths of Project Management Career Planning

Myths of Project Management Career Planning

Rosemary Hossenlopp, MBA PMP © 2007 All Rights Reserved
What did you talk about during your holiday parties? If you didn’t talk about your job, why not? Maybe you were avoiding the subject because your project work just isn’t s exciting as it has been in the past. Or it could be because you were stunned [...]