Embracing Uncertainty
Every day we come face to face with situations and events that can elicit responses of fear, anxiety, and worry. […]
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Change
What can Project Management learn from Product Management?
In the last 5 years or so, we have realized that comparing these two roles is like comparing Apples and Oranges. Not many companies now overlap these roles. These roles over the time have evolved from being janitors of products and projects to management of them. Product management has learned a lot from project management. Let us examine what project management can learn from product management?
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Integrating Lean Six Sigma and Project Management Skills! Part III (of III series this week) – Startup, Small, and Medium Enterprises!
Entrepreneurial Success Enterprise and Startup Institutions: In parts I and II, we devoted our thoughts to the
The Hidden Value of Conferences and Symposiums
If all you are planning on doing at the next conference you attend is to learn something from the sessions and the exhibits, my advice would be to save your money, focus on your work, and ‘get the dvd’. As we all know, attending conferences isn’t just about the sessions, the keynote speakers, or the product demos. The values you attain from attending conferences are all in the periphery, they are about the ‘X Factors’, those that help you , your team and your company get ahead professionally.
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A Century of Scientific Management
Did you know Project Management is having a birthday? Well, sort of a birthday. It was 100 years ago, in
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Reality or Interpretation? You decide…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about communication and perception. A friend of mine has gone from team member to
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Early Impressions of Google+: Be Scared Facebook
Early Impressions of Google+: Be Scared Facebook, Very Scared Last year, I wrote a blog post about the Next, Big
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Stakeholder Management Tools
Nope. There’s just no way around it. You are going to have to work with people. Even if you are
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Simple Tools, Advanced Users
When you first start out as a professional project manager, you typically have had some informal project management experience as
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The Essence of Personal Improvement
One of my favorite topics in professional life concerns the things we do to develop ourselves. The most interesting part
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Japan Tragedy – Rapid Change
This is the final post in my series exploring post-quake Japan. While I’ve enjoyed many aspects of working with Japanese
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