Non-technical?!? Who are you calling non-technical?
I tried not to sputter as the young, no-grey haired, highly-respected PhD sporting engineering manager told me my suggestion did […]
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Process
Effective risk management starts with experience.
We can study about risk management. We can take classes on steps for risk assessments. We can learn about using probability and impact to prioritize our hazard lists. But it’s experience that streamlines our risk assessment process. With experience we can quickly list only the relevant risks. Its experience that automatically eliminates the low probability and low impact items. The unnecessary items become invisible and therefore free time to focus on the more important items.
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Some sage advise for your first day at a new job.
On our first day, we typically want to “prove ourselves”. We want to show that they made a great decision in hiring us. We feel the need to jump in and be productive right away. Although our intentions are very good, in our zeal to impress, we can even go a little overboard.
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Perfecting versus perfection.
We’ve all heard the groan: “We have an aggressive schedule to meet.” The fact is, it’s not the “schedule” timeline that is aggressive; rather, it’s what we choose to fit into it. Adopting an attitude of progress refinement (perfecting over perfection) with the confidence percentage strategy helps reduce this tension between promised and actually delivered tasks.
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When are ultimatums appropriate?
Whether we are in the office or in a relationship, there are times when we hit a roadblock or impasse. So, when are ultimatums appropriate?
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Energizing Agile
We’ve all heard about Agile, the good and the bad. While to some Agile is relatively new, I started being
Chop Chop, Hurry Up and Create!
How do you schedule innovation? A common conflict, even in a well planned and organized environment is marketing’s request for
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The Complete Project Manager – Summary
The “secret” code to success and advancement in any organization is to make yourself more valuable, align with organizational goals,
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The Complete Project Manager – Market/Customer Knowledge
Success in the market place is the usual source of positive cash flow. Successful projects bring vitality into an organization.
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The Complete Project Manager – Change Management
Project leaders do not like change any more than followers do unless, of course, it is their idea. Change is
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The Complete Project Manager – Project Management Skills
Complete project managers build upon the foundation established by PMI’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge. A needed
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