Managing outsourced work Now that you’ve made your decision, picked a supplier, and written a contract, just kick back and […]
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I was recently showing this blog site to a friend. As he looked through it, he nodded and mumbled some
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In the grand tradition of analytical thinking, the answer I start with is, “Maybe yes, maybe no.” On the Yes
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Today I wanted to tackle how project managers and their approach to that role can be seen as boon to
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One of the things I’ve tried to do in this series is use some “word pictures”: ways of describing things
A friend once emailed me with a burning question about “A Situation” with a particular team member. What had started
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