books… PMP Renewal Time: Random Thoughts 29 Jan 2012 There are weeks that I hate being a project manager. On those weeks my job seems to be an endless round of... Jumping through bureaucratic hoops 'Playing Telephone' Managing myself…
Business Acumen… Jan 2012: Bug on A Windshield 22 Jan 2012 It's 2012. I really cannot believe it's 2012. And we are now three weeks into January of 2012. If you’re new here, on the third week of every month, I…
Business Acumen… Blockheads Wanted: PMBOK as Guideline or Rulebook? 14 Jan 2012 The world is formed from the void, like utensils from a block of wood. The Master knows the utensils, yet keeps to the block: thus she can use all things.…
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…
Branding… The Power of Three Early Lessons 21 Aug 201019 Aug 2022 Was your week like mine? Competing deadlinesMultiple projects using the same resourcesToo many action itemsToo many unanswered questionsProcess that could be betterTools that have you pulling your hair Throughout the…
books… Book Review: Immunity to Change 7 Aug 201010 Aug 2010 When trying to make a change in your life: Are you flooring the gas.... with your foot on the brake? If this describes you, then this is probably not the…
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…
career… You Know You’re a Fundamentalist when… 24 Jul 201024 Jul 2010 Fundamentalism: strict adherence to any set of basic ideas or principles: the fundamentalism of the extreme conservatives. While I am very much into best practices, principles and PMBOKisms, I would…
Business Value… May 2010: Bug on a Windshield 15 May 201015 May 2010 It’s the third week of the month again... This week’s Bug on a Windshield links are related to Personal Effectiveness, Career, and a little Fun. Personal Effectiveness: The Animated You…
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…
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