Project Managers as Project Marketers
Project Managers as Project Marketers Seasoned project managers understand that a successful project never results from a single endeavor. Instead, […]
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Miscellaneous
What’s wrong with complexity?
Technologists love intricate mechanisms. That’s why many of us, as kids, took things apart, and some of us even put
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Software development – not by PERT alone
I have great respect for software developers. Because software is abstract, invisible and runs at extreme speeds, the people who
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Better cross-functional collaboration, trust and communication
In 2012’s Study of Product Team Performance, respondents were asked what they would change about the core product team. “Better
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Motivating (and not de-motivating) Programmers
One of the great “aha”s for me as a manager was realizing that motivating people – and not de-motivating them
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“PM”s
I am repeatedly in conversations with someone who refers to “PMs”. And I have to figure out which kind of
Reaching your Goals with Positive Thinking
It is that time of the year again: a time when many people reflect on the journey of the last
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Do we really need project managers?
 I’ve graduated through the ranks from being a team contributor to becoming the project manager. I didn’t graduate to this
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Support Starts with Support
For every success story there are a thousand failures.  That’s the reality of change.  The fragile seeds of hope, innovation, insight
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Practicing Project Management
Athletes, musicians, and artists regard practice as a “must do”, so why don’t business leaders and project managers? Malcolm Gladwell’s
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Using Game Theory to Traverse Obstacles
Many of the strategies used in games can be effectively translated to business and professional navigation. Find out how….
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