Brave New World
Project Management in a Brave New World Which level of proof do you require on your projects? Do you have […]
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The Hitchikers Guide to the PMBOK
“The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate.” “I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they
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Explorations Lessons
I just finished the book Blind Decent of James Tabor. It came highly recommended by a good friend of mine.
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Status is Important… Is That Right?
One of your responsibilities as Project Manager is to ensure project milestones are being met, and that everyone is on
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We Feed Off Your Fear…
A couple of weeks ago we celebrated Veterans’ Day, and of course all government offices, banks, schools, and many businesses
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Influence & Expectations
As Project Managers, you have many tools at your disposal to help you succeed. You’ve got extensive training, some measure
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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
Integrating Lean Six Sigma and Project Management Skills! Part I (of III series this week) – Applicability to Industrial Professionals!
Industry Professionals: In this 3-part series, we will share with our readers on how skills in the process excellence area
Why projects fail?
So many projects depend on IT and business alignment, and so many fail because that alignment is often like a Platonic ideal unrealizable in the real world. The question is:
why projects fail,
who’s to blame,
and how to fix the problem.
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The Blessed Curse of Opportunity
I am part of the generation that has been told from birth that “as long as you have your college
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Adding value is as simple as taking that extra step…..
I was speaking to a fellow speaker (who was a developer from Germany). He was sharing that his company will be sending him to 15 conferences this year. I was amazed and impressed at the expense his company was investing in him. “Wow! Share with me what you are bringing back to them, that makes it worth their investment to continue to fund all these trips for you?” He looked confused. “I mean, what is there ‘return on investment’. What are they getting out of these funded trips. How are your trips accomplishing their business goals?”
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