books… Book Review: Secrets to Mastering the WBS in Real-World Projects 25 Sep 201025 Sep 2010 What we think we know, versus what is, can result in some of our biggest problems. We make assumptions and decisions without understanding the larger picture. Given that weakness, tools that…
Branding… Sept 2010: Bug on a Windshield 18 Sep 2010 Greetings. I am back from Japan, recovering from Jet Lag and trying to get back into the swing of things. This week happens to be the third week in September,…
Branding… OPP: Other People’s Problems – An Antidote to Burnout? 28 Aug 2010 Burnt out? Buried under your action item list? Wondering why you ever became a project manager? That's when you need to look beyond your situation and read about other people’s…
Business Value… The Portable Project Manager 31 Jul 2010 Portable Flexible Useful in various fields I’ve heard all of these phrases used about Project Management skills. The proposition is that if a seasoned Project Manager parachutes into a construction…
Business Value… How to Improve Your Virtual Meetings 10 Jul 2010 Life is full of situations that you can’t control. As a project manager this galls me on a regular basis, but I’ve learned to minimize the irritation by trying to…
Business Acumen… Unwritten Rules of Virtual Team Meetings (That no one ever really follows) 26 Jun 2010 We’ve come a long way from tribal living. We no longer talk to faces around nightly campfires. Today we listen to voices piped into our ears while sitting in air…
books… June 2010: Bug on the Windshield: Personal Effectiveness, Project Management & Fun 19 Jun 201019 Jun 2010 It’s the third week of the month again. If you’re new here, the third week of every month, I pull together all the links that I’ve run into since last…
books… How To Handle Adversity 22 May 2010 How do you handle Project Adversity? Or any setback for that matter? Most project managers take setbacks hard. We think about our part in them and like cows chewing cud,…
Business Acumen… 5 Things Project Management is Not 1 May 2010 “Project management is the application of knowledge, skills, tools and techniques to project activities to meet the project requirements.” PMBOK, 4th Edition Right. If I were reading this definition to…
career… Origami and Project Management: Something in Common? 3 Apr 20103 Apr 2010 I love theme calendars. Every year multiple themes decorate my walls. This year I have Celtic Mandalas, Japanese Desserts and Buddhist Quotes on my walls and Origami a Day gracing…
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