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Project Management Evolution

By Margaret Mannion / September 11, 2007

With two major milestones underway at the PMI-Silicon Valley Chapter, this week seemed like a good time to take stock […]

By Randall Englund / September 7, 2007

Brilliant adolescence is not a recipe for continued success in Silicon Valley, although it has been largely responsible for a

You can implement effective and efficient practices to align your projects with organizational strategic goals. How? Come to the PMI

Mark you calendar for Monday, July 16, 2007 to go to Michael’s at Shoreline in Mountain View, CA. That evening

One of my issues with the PM Network magazine distributed by the Project Management Institute to all its members is

In my role now as an executive consultant (since leaving HP in the year 2000), I note how difficult it is to

Senior managers often insist on doing things their way, even though they are new to that position or portion of

Mordred – the ultimate betrayer – like the serpent in the Garden of Eden, Mordred turned people against each other.

By Randall Englund / February 25, 2007

The payment is project failure. The investment is effective project sponsorship. Successful project managers invest in managing their sponsors: they

By Randall Englund / February 24, 2007

Many executives are assigned as project sponsors, but their organizations do not spend time training and explaining their expected roles

By Randall Englund / February 23, 2007

I often present the ten pieces of a puzzle that comprise an environment for successful projects. The pieces, however, will