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…
books… Book Review: How to Change Things When Change is Hard 27 Mar 2010 When change happens, it tends to follow a pattern. We’ve got to stop ignoring that pattern and start embracing it. - Chip Heath and Dan Heath I bought Switch: How…
Agile… March 2010: Bug on a Windshield 20 Mar 2010 Greetings. It’s the third week of the month again. If you’re new here, on third week of every month, I pull together all the links that I’ve run into since…
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?…
career… How to Stream Project Management Resources on YouTube 24 Feb 2010 Don’t be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week’s value out of a…
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…
Agile… Another Year Gone: What do I have to show for it? 13 Feb 2010 Zeus does not bring all men's plans to fulfillment - Homer To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle. - George Orwell Banzai! I have…
Agile… The Resource-Loaded, Dependency-Linked Schedule: Where’s the Love? 10 Feb 201010 Feb 2010 I’ve been on both sides of the scheduling tool: I’ve been the Program Manager working with a Project Controls Specialist who’s trying to pull together a project schedule from multiple…
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…
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