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Entries from December 2007

Analysis of TenStep Free Templates – Project Charter

December 10th, 2007 · No Comments

The TenStep set of free templates are helpful as a very basis step to structured management of your project, and the most helpful piece was the Project Charter. Given my use in framing a relatively small project, I would also say that it has limited use for larger projects, but is still of value as a first cut for any project. That being said, my breakdown was framing a larger project into a smaller, shorter term project that would define the larder project. This could be a great way for others to use the product.

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Tags: Project Management Templates

Leaders Put Their Minds AND Their Hearts to Work

December 10th, 2007 · No Comments

What does “putting your heart into your work” mean? Is your work in alignment with your heart? It’s tough to answer these questions without knowing where your heart is.

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Tags: Soft Skills

Business Process Flowchart Basics

December 7th, 2007 · No Comments

As each of our organizations, large and small, has its own unique business processes, it is helpful for everyone to understand some simple techniques for understanding, documenting, streamlining, and communicating those processes.

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Tags: Project Management Process

Billboards: Past to Present Advertising

December 6th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Billboards are arguably one of the oldest means of promoting products and services commercially, for mass marketing. In terms of sheer size, billboards are the largest, capable of being displayed and viewed from a considerable distance. In the right situation, they can be an effective means of project communications.

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Tags: Project Management Process

A First Look at “Processes on Demand”

December 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Processes on Demand, by BOT International, is a robust suite of PMO tools – project management templates and software integrated together – to enable [tag-ice]structured project management. The toolset is focused on Project Management Office (PMO) functions to provide a structure for organizing projects enterprise wide.

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Tags: Project Management Templates · Online Project Management

basecamphq: Basecamp Online Project Management for Small Projects

December 4th, 2007 · No Comments

Basecamp represents terrific “project management tools for the masses”. It is lighter weight, purely web-based, hosted, and oriented to smaller users who would benefit by connecting over the web. It is “everyman’s project management software” - but without being software at all.

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Tags: Online Project Management

What Questions Do You Ask?

December 3rd, 2007 · No Comments

Stop and think for a moment. What is going through your mind? What questions are you asking? Think more broadly - in terms of the past day, week, and month. What are your major points of focus? And, the million dolar question: “What questions are you asking about your projects?”

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Tags: Project Management Process