Innovating… Your way
If you’d like to know yourself better “in an innovation way,” take a look! Four innovation types are discussed, including their strengths and tips for growth.
Planning
Resolution: Figure out my innovation type
Ever been in a brainstorm and felt how differently your colleagues respond to new ideas? It turns out there are different “innovation types.” You may want to know what kind of innovator you are, and how you can improve your own work and your understanding of others in an innovation project team.
Christmas: the un-Project
Well, here it is Christmas Eve, and it’s the day for cooking up a feast, admiring the tree, and fighting exhaustion. Whaaaat???? Everything is Critical Path! Where did all the slack go? It all started out a week after Thanksgiving… …
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What’s Retail got to do with Project Management?
While you are shopping the holiday sales, and fighting the crowds, do you ever wonder what it takes to get that merchandise out there? Do you ever wonder how it all happens? The Holiday Season is a Project Is the …
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Best Practices for Aligning Project Work to Needs of an Organization
Author: Srinivasan Varadharajan Alignment of project work to organizational strategy reminds me of an interesting conversation I had with one of my friends a couple of weeks ago. When discussing this course with him, he told me about an article …
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Should I Propose a PMO to Leadership?
Author: Shuna Wu Would I propose a PMO to my company? The answer is Yes! As a program manager, I have been thinking whether to propose a PMO for my company. After I attended the UCSC Extension of Silicon Valley …
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Want a wonderful life? Then start NOW.
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.
Setting expectations: A positive defense against moochers
Today’s economy is certainly making most people anxious. In these desperate times, the positive frugal, thrifty and cautious nature can be taken a tad too far. Without knowing, this singular cost-conscious attention morphs turns to mooching or taking advantage of friends and family. Use this tips to avoid being either the moocher or the enabler.