Teams? Why not just have a meeting?
Teams. It seems like such an obvious part of project life. Or, is it? Recently, I’ve been noticing some things […]
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The PM as saleperson?
I was recently working with some relatively young (well, pretty much everyone seems to be younger these days) software developers
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talking about risks
One often-used lament I hear on projects and in project management classes is, “No one here wants to deal with
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Hope?
As I write this, the US is in a presidential transition. President-Elect Obama won, at least in part, on a
Whose time is it?
Global projects. Teams in five different time zones. Team members traveling. “We will meet again on the telcon at
Face to Face Communications – A must-have or nice-to-have?
While I’ve never encountered any significant resistance to the idea that a PM has to do a lot of communication
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Are We Crazy?
Why would anyone want to be a project manager (PM)? It’s a lot of work. It’s been said, only partly
Some thoughts on On the Job Training and formal learning
An increasing number of organizations are listing project management (PM) skills as a requirement for their managers. It’s no surprise
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General versus Project Management
I’ve been asked by many beginning project management students about the difference between general and project management. My simple answer
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Science and Art of Project Management?
I was recently showing this blog site to a friend. As he looked through it, he nodded and mumbled some
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Cost – do we focus on it too much?
I’m looking for some insight from all of you on a point that’s been bothering me lately. On many recent
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