books… Meeting Effectiveness: Are you holding the right kind of meeting? 12 Dec 2009 People who enjoy meetings should not be in charge of anything. -Thomas Sowell Meetings. Hate them or Tolerate them. I haven’t met anyone who loves to attend meetings. Unfortunately, they…
books… Book Review: Just Enough Project Management 5 Dec 2009 Compelling reason will never convince blinding emotion. -Richard Bach First impressions can kill good ideas. In some cases, the good is overlooked because it’s introduced in the wrong way. The…
Agile… 5 More Things Every PM Should Know Before Leaving Home 24 Oct 200924 Oct 2009 Don't take no for an answer. Take it for a question. Make the word "no" mean this question: 'Can't you be more creative than that?' - Steve Chandler When I…
Anki… How to Remember What You’ve Learned 1 Aug 2009 Study as if you will never learn, as if you were afraid of losing what you wish to learn. - Confucius I love to learn. Unfortunately, what tends to go…
Agile… Book Review: Right Brain Project Management 4 Jul 2009 “The fundamental problem with project management is what is missing, and what is missing is life, what is missing is people. We need to breathe life into projects. Life animates…
career… Free PDUs for PMs in Transition 23 May 200913 Feb 2010 When you're in Transition, the last thing you want to think about is self-development - your focus is finding that next opportunity. While keeping your skill-set up to date is…
Uncategorized Has your organization implemented risk management? A nine-point test 8 Mar 2009 I just finished reading Tom DeMarco’s book, Slack: Getting Past the Myth of Burnout, Busywork and the Myth of Total Efficiency. In his chapter on Risk and Risk Management, he…
Uncategorized PMP: Is getting the certification worth passing the test? 8 Mar 2009 Last week, Raven of Raven’s Brain asked all of us: Why are YOU are a PMP? I’m glad she asked because it gave me an opportunity to rethink a decision…
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