Planning
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… …
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 …
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.