books… How to Improve Your PM Skills: Get Grumpy 6 Mar 2010 “Pessimism never won any battles.” -Former President Dwight D Eisenhower Stymied by an issue on your project? How do you approach a problem: Talk to a colleague? Take a walk?…
Agile… Bug on the Windshield: Personal Effectiveness, Project Management and Fun 20 Feb 201021 Feb 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…
Business Acumen… The Future of Project Management for Skeptics 6 Feb 2010 Where a calculator on the ENIAC is equipped with 18,000 vacuum tubes and weighs 30 tons, computers in the future may have only 1,000 vaccuum tubes and perhaps weigh 1.5…
Business Value… How to Close Out Your Project or the Joys of Closing Beautifully – Part 2 3 Feb 20103 Feb 2010 A conclusion is simply the place where someone got tired of thinking. - Anonymous In my last post, I covered three ways to help improve project closeouts. The end of…
Business Acumen… How to Close Out Your Project or the Joys of Closing Beautifully…Part 1 30 Jan 201030 Jan 2010 “If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.” -Orson Welles What is your favorite part of the project lifecycle? Some project managers…
books… Book Review: Make Your Own Luck 14 Nov 200914 Nov 2009 Some luck lies in not getting what you thought you wanted but getting what you have, which once you have got it you may be smart enough to see is…
career… Beating Burnout: Knowing When To Back Off 7 Nov 20097 Nov 2009 Just as water seeks the lowest level, dysfunction seeks the lowest level of tolerance. If your standard for what you require in life and relationships is low, bad things will…
Business Acumen… Is Business Acumen a must for Project Managers? 12 Sep 200912 Sep 2009 This is a story about two project managers. One was fascinated with the nuts and bolts of how projects were managed. He did an excellent job in implementing the tools…
books… Reaching Consensus: Group Decision Making: Part 3 29 Aug 2009 Sometimes consensus isn’t all that easy to reach. Especially when the stakes are high. ..or when the factors are complex ..or when you can’t agree on where the problem is.…
Agile… Bug on a Windshield: Process, Career Advice and Projects 18 Jul 20091 Aug 2009 It’s the third week of the month again... This week’s Bug on a Windshield links are related to Process management and change, Career Advice to follow and Project Management Tips.…
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