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Are You “Knowledge Seeking” or “Problem Solving” - or Both?

February 3rd, 2010 · No Comments

Many professionals are either “knowledge seeking” or “problem solving” - but, to their detriment, not both. You can create a one-two punch for professional effectiveness by combining “knowledge seeking” and “problem solving”. Let me show you what I mean by looking at some details of some popular bodies of knowledge today.

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Tags: Soft Skills

Gold Plating: Is It Ever Okay To Over Deliver?

December 16th, 2009 · 1 Comment

[tag-tec]Gold plating[/tag-tec], or the idea of delivering more or better than requested is generally not accepted in [tag-dir]project management[/tag-dir] doctrine. However, I think we need to take this with a grain of salt and consider how to discern when and how we might over deliver.

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Tags: Soft Skills · Main

Is Your Project Bigger Than Yourself?

November 11th, 2009 · No Comments

I have worked on all kinds of projects.  I’m well aware that project requirements will pit you against limitations of all sorts.  Indeed, we all recognize that we operate in a world of constraints; however, sometimes WE are the biggest constraint of all.   This leads me to the question, “Is your project bigger than yourself?”

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Nurture Unseen Relationships

October 30th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Most good managers in project and program management know the importance of maintaining relationships with team members and stakeholders. Basic human relations can go a long way in improving overall program and project quality. However, I have learned that there is a community beyond our immediate team members and stakeholders that are worth considering in everything we do.

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Tags: Soft Skills

Strategic IT Project Management

October 7th, 2009 · No Comments

“Managing an IT project is like juggling chunks of Jell-O: It’s neither easy nor pretty.” So it says in an excellent article on IT Project Management is CIO magazine. The article goes on to say, very accurately I think, that “Information technology is especially slippery because it’s always moving, changing, adapting and challenging business as we know it.”

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Reinvent Your Project When Building Your Team?!

September 25th, 2009 · 1 Comment

We need to consider how clear the objective of the project scope is when we build our project teams.  For an extremely well defined project of relatively short duration, and well-defined deliverables, this could be fairly easy.  However, for a project that is less defined, which may involve some significant shifts of some sort over the […]

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Set Your Time Management Goals And Focus On The Big Picture

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

To make the most of your time you need to be focused on what it is you want to achieve. Being focused on the smaller picture rather than the big one will throw you off course. You should sit down and review your time management  and where your time gets used up. When we talk […]

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Should I take The PMBOK 3rd Or 4th Edition Exam?

April 20th, 2009 · No Comments

In the realm of project management certification, there is a transition occurring in the exam for the project management professional (PMP) certification exam. On January 1, 2009, the 4th edition of the PMBOK was officially published. Many people wonder, especially at this point in time, whether they should take the 3rd edition exam or wait to take the 4th edition exam.

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Tags: Soft Skills

Change And Pain

February 10th, 2009 · 2 Comments

Change and pain are interrelated in a couple of ways. First, I think we have all heard many times over that change can be painful. On the other hand, oftentimes, change requires pain. Pursuing this idea a little further, oftentimes people are not willing to change unless they are experiencing enough pain. How can we leverage this idea on our projects and programs?

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Being Realistic With Stakeholder Expectations

February 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

As project and program managers we all know that stakeholders are central to the success of any project or program. We know that we must listen to stakeholders and that, in the end, we must satisfy stakeholders in order to have a successful project. We need to gather stakeholder input, listen to stakeholder concerns, and obtain stakeholder feedback throughout our projects. The question in my mind right now is “what can we expect realistically of our stakeholders?”

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