Can you believe we are heading into 2011? Imagine that! It seems that every year goes by faster than the
Ten Years, Ten Lessons – My Top 10 Career Lessons of the last decade Read More »
Well, here it is Christmas Eve, and it’s the day for cooking up a feast, admiring the tree, and fighting
Christmas: the un-Project Read More »
Kris Kringle had been wondering about a way to brighten up the winter season, and at the same time reward
Santa, the Project Manager Read More »
Author: Srinivasan Varadharajan Alignment of project work to organizational strategy reminds me of an interesting conversation I had with one
Best Practices for Aligning Project Work to Needs of an Organization Read More »
Whether we project managing our work projects, our careers, our finances or our personal relationships, the concept of focusing on what can be done “NOW” to improve our situation is critical. This is the second part of a two-part series. Hope you enjoy it.
Want a wonderful life? Then start NOW. Read More »
Raleigh has many lovely parks and lakes in the area. One such lovely and convenient lake is Shelly Lake at
When fully understanding the problem is a “bad thing”. Read More »
Everyone has complained about being interrupted. People have interrupted our conversations, our tasks, even physically (i.e. being cut in line, in traffic, beepers, texting, instance messaging).
On the other hand, everyone has interrupted. Everyone does it. Find out why, and how to manage around it.
Interrupting is a two way street. Read More »
Undoubted you’ve heard the advice “Just Say No” to things when you’re feeling overwhelmed. In actuality, saying “no” to life and its opportunities is a resistive, defensive and negative attitude producing additional stress. This stress management presentation shares fun, practical and life-changing tips on ways to say “YES” to things — on your own terms.
“Just say ‘No’” isn’t as simple as it seems. Read More »
Scrappy Project Management Mindset Series – Part 1 of 4. If you’re going to lead projects to success you’ve gotta
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Summary Architecture is about design at the top level, including interfaces and protocols. Architecture of complex systems requires knowledge of
What does an architect do? Read More »
There is a lot of skepticism about Agile and Lean among business managers for a lot of good reasons. It’s best that we understand these reasons, because they shouldn’t keep us from proceeding with Agile and Lean transformations of our companies and projects.
Why should we be Agile or Lean? Read More »