Silicon Valley Project Management

Systems Thinking 4: Complex, Not Complicated

On a recent trip to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival I spotted a whole mess of geese flying overhead, so I […]

Studying chaos, complexity, and non-linear systems has taught me that control is an illusion – and sometimes completely unnecessary. Complicated

The recent economic woes, and accompanying 10% official unemployment rate, have a lot of my friends looking for work. Down-sized,

Long before I knew what “it” was, I was doing “it” – systems thinking, that is. I’ve been thinking and

By Nathalie Udo / May 27, 2010

I have been on the road a lot the last few months and this month tops it all. I just

By Nathalie Udo / May 26, 2010

While I was in Italy for the PMI Leadership Institute Meeting, I took the advantage of sneaking away for a

By Nathalie Udo / May 24, 2010

I was fortunate enough to attend the PMI EMEA Leadership Institute Meeting in Milan a few weeks ago. The keynote

Are you ready to take your global initiatives to the next level? Taking advantage of new market opportunities requires effective

Innovation seems to be at the top of everyone’s mind in conceiving, planning, developing, and managing projects around the world.

In this entry we look at a project conflict resolution tool and relate it to a recent interesting but little-publicized

By Mike Taylor / May 12, 2010

Dave Draper was a champion body builder in the 1960s winning just about every contest he entered. He trained viciously,