books… A Project is an Act of Creation 13 Aug 2014 A project is an act of creation, whether it simply repeats a product that has been made before or boldly attempts something novel.... The process of creating involves both originality…
books… Manage Conflict Through Discovery? 2 Aug 2014 There’s more than one way to skin a cat. This is a very old saying essentially meaning there is more than one way to get to your goal. Most people…
Business Value… Meeting Manners: 3 Project Management Hacks 18 Jul 2014 I’m always searching for new hacks for Project Management. This past week I ran across two from different sources: one from Inc magazine, another from SPAM. Since three really is…
Business Value… Project Management Coaching Workbook: Book Review 27 May 201428 May 2014 Self-improvement doesn't happen by chance or by accident. However, if you don't have any place to start from and nothing to set a goal against, the odds are that your desire for…
Agile… PMXPO 2014: Worth Another Look 12 May 2014 For PMs with little free time and no money for conferences, online conferences on Project Management have started to spring up. PMXPO is one of the conferences taking advantage of the online…
career… Back to the Essentials 14 Mar 2014 Last week when I read The No. 1 Time Management Mistake Capable People Make I was excited for half a day. Greg McKeown suggests that instead of multi-tasking madly, we…
Business Value… Lessons Learned from Japanese: For Project Management 17 Feb 2014 I am a linguaphile. Not one of those people who spend hours pouring over grammar books or looking up obscure words. My grammar has always been shaky and my…
Branding… Shisso: Where are we going in 2014? 5 Jan 2014 On Feb 12, 2009, I started my blog with a post titled: “Under Construction”. This is what I wrote: To my under construction blog. My goal is to write about…
Agile… Book Review: Commitment 28 Jul 20135 Aug 2013 Feeling trapped by your circumstances? You might be looking at some of your options as commitments. In Commitment, Olav Maasen and Chris Matts write that deferring a decision until the…
Agile… Questions For a Better Lessons Learned Meeting 18 Jul 2013 Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes. -Oscar Wilde I love Post Mortems. At the end of every project, I have a strong urge to figure out what…
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