Traditional versus Agile — false war?
On this theme of Conventional Wisdom…. Not too long ago I was hearing lots of things about Agile. Most of […]
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best-practices
Must the project manager become a chameleon? Leadership styles for project managers
In many organizations leadership is often only related to management positions that are associated with authority and direct reports. Most
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Are You Managing Your Projects, or Is Your E-mail Managing You?
This post features a recommended “daily start-up” routine that will keep you focused on your key projects and priorities rather than being driven by your e-mail and the “crisis du jour” on a daily basis, by Randy Dean, the author of the recent Amazon E-mail Bestseller, Taming the E-mail Beast.
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Three pronged strategy for new project managers
This is the 1st of the three articles that discuss about strategies for new project managers to function effectively. The three steps are; understanding top ten reasons of a project failure and how to proactively plan to avoid them, how to have a solid communication plan and how to manage changes. The 1st article covers top ten reasons of a project failure and how to proactively plan in order to avoid them.
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Tools & Techniques – Microsoft Project Best Practices (2)
Project Conference 2009 continues through this week in Phoenix, AZ. As Microsoft prepares for the release of Project 2010, it’s
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Tools & Techniques – Microsoft Project Best Practices (1)
With the kick-off of Project Conference 2009 in Phoenix, AZ this week Microsoft has invited some customers and partners to
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What makes for a successful Project Manager?
My esteemed colleague Natalie Udo’s post a few weeks ago, “What is a Project Manager?” started me thinking about what
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Planning for the new Job
In my last blog I mentioned that I recently received a job offer at a new company. This started me
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What’s Required of Requirement Management?
Good Requirement Management is perhaps the most important factor in many projects’ successes or failures. Some research had mentioned that
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Risk? What Risk?
Every program manager has run into the same situation at some point in their career. You put together your program
Practical Test Management
It sort of pains me to even have to write about #4 on my list of mandatory practices (see Tuesday’s
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