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Typical oversight areas in Project Management

efficiency, stated Peter Drucker, is doing the thing right, but effectiveness is doing the right thing – through enabling others […]

It seems to me that too many High Tech companies have become so bureaucratic that the processes and meetings and

By Anita Wotiz / February 12, 2007

I loved Kimberly’s blog entry of Jan 14. Why do we keep making the same mistakes on every project? Why

By Paul Konasewich / January 23, 2007

I once worked for a semiconductor company, in a business development role. I was new to the industry and so

By Paul Konasewich / January 22, 2007

So this guy goes to an all day workshop on trust. And in the supportive environment of the workshop, he

Recently I realized that I have become a little cynical about project management. Maybe I’m just negative, and most projects

By Michele Jackman / December 25, 2006

(Posted on behalf of Michele Jackman, PM Consultant extraordinaire) I recently gave a UCSC presentation on the “art and science”

By Stephanie Oberg / December 23, 2006

Some parts of a project are just: slam dunk. They’re straightforward, sweet, smooth and easy. Everybody knows what to do,

By Jim Sloane / December 4, 2006

I know it’s just a movie, and everybody has already COMPLETELY covered this subject, but can you believe the leadership

By Alan Tsuda / October 27, 2006

Scope, Schedule, Cost – they are classics, but do they remain useful?. I’ve heard many practitioners call the Triple Constraints

Common sense says that, when working on a project where results really matter, the team should agree on a plan