books… Experimenting with Personal Kanban 23 Feb 2015 After reading Personal Kanban, I wanted to try running with some of the authors' ideas in the real world. And why not? All I needed was a Kanban board and a…
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…
Business Value… Saving Time: Three IPhone Apps That May Help Trim Time Off Your Routines 17 Jun 201217 Jun 2012 Is your workload increasing? Have you noticed that the number of hours in a day hasn't gone up to compensate? I feel as if I have less time in my…
books… Book Review: Secrets to Mastering the WBS in Real-World Projects 25 Sep 201025 Sep 2010 What we think we know, versus what is, can result in some of our biggest problems. We make assumptions and decisions without understanding the larger picture. Given that weakness, tools that…
Business Acumen… Cool IPhone Apps for Project Managers 10 Apr 2010 If you’ve followed me for any time at all, you know that I like to remind myself of things that I’ve learned. I Tweet on PMBOK because I’m afraid that…
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…
career… Tips to Improve Your Meetings 25 Jul 2009 Since most of us spend a good 80% or more of our time in meetings, tips on how to streamline or make our meetings more effective are always welcome. This…
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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