The Project Story Circle. Talking About Transitions.
“Once a photograph of the earth, taken from the outside is available, a new idea as powerful as any in […]
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Defragmentation isn’t just for computers
Wouldn’t it be nice to value our manual performance just as much as our computers’ operation? Below are some simple steps to keep our career running smoothly.
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Live UP!
We’ve all heard the phrase “Live it up!” in regards to a particular event or party. But what I am suggesting here is to LIVE UP — take your life to your next higher self or level. Gracefully clear away anything or one that is slowing you down.
Be Heard
According to Marshall Goldsmith, leadership expert and best-selling author, “80 percent of our success in learning from other people is
Public Consumption
Earlier today I headed to the airport to catch a flight. While navigating the Southeast Expressway to reach Boston’s Logan
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Client and Project Relationships: Keeping it on track
In this article I wanted to write about some of the “soft skill” requirements that are necessary for every project
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What can Project Management learn from Product Management?
In the last 5 years or so, we have realized that comparing these two roles is like comparing Apples and Oranges. Not many companies now overlap these roles. These roles over the time have evolved from being janitors of products and projects to management of them. Product management has learned a lot from project management. Let us examine what project management can learn from product management?
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Four Facets of the Cross-Culture Project Manager
About one generation ago, management styles focused on the concept of a “happy worker is a good worker.” Organizations focused
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Understanding Your Customer’s Attachment Style
Program managers, used synonymously with Project Managers here, are often the most consistent face of the organization to the customer
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Some rules are meant to be broken….
When things are not going our way, we need to stop and evaluate; because things are supposed to work smoothly together. So, when we find any type of resistance, chances are something isn’t matching. Either the rules or the people involved are not aligned. Once again – no one is doing anything wrong. It’s just not a perfect match, yet.
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Handling delays in a project schedule (Part III)
This is the second part of a three part article discussing “how does a project manager intelligently handle delays?”
Last article we focused on acknowledging the natural flow of a project which includes periodic speed bumps and roadblocks. In today’s article we’ll focus on using critical path analysis to assist with project management. Diagramming the critical paths of a project accomplishes several things:
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