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Gold Plating: Is It Ever Okay To Over Deliver?

December 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments

[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: Main · Soft Skills

Just In Time Learning for Project Human Resources

December 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Often on our projects there is none a perfect match between the talents of our team and the challenges of the project. We do the best we can to match capabilities and prior experience to the needs of our current projects but as reality has it each project is unique. We try to “are the best athletes” but invariably there are going to be some gaps in the skills required. [tag-tec]“Just in time learning”[/tag-tec] can be the answer to these issues.

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Tags: Project Management Process

Is It Enough to Earn the PMP Certification?

October 8th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Many people think that earning the PMP certification is enough to accelerate their career to new heights. Well, the PMP certification is certainly a challenging credential to earn, and it is widely sought after. But, is it enough to earn the PMP certification?

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The Menund’r'm Conundrum and Project Leadership

August 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

What is Project Leadership all about? What constitutes leadership, and how can we measure it? Why is it important to us? These are some questions that arise for me when I think about what I call the “Menund’r'm Conundrum”.

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Tags: Soft Skills

4 different styles

July 13th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Management styles Almost everyone makes numerous decisions every day. It is these decisions that allow us to manage our lives, enabling us to do the things we want to do, while working with and around: other people, time and the everyday problems which always seem to occur.

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Tags: Project Management Process

Monitoring Employee Satisfaction – The Advantages, Considerations and Risks

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

Although there are distinct advantages to conducting regular employee satisfaction surveys online to measuring employee satisfaction – there can also be risks. Documented here are the main advantages, considerations and the possible risks to conducting employee satisfaction surveys online.

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How Much is Not Knowing About Your IT Assets Costing You?

July 9th, 2009 · No Comments

The usage of IT and computers in the workplace has rocketed in the last decade.I challenge you to find one section of your organization that doesn’t rely on IT to function these days. Indeed, IT has been the core of the competitiveness of successful organizations.

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Tags: Project Management Process

The Step by Step Guide to Employee Satisfaction Surveys

June 24th, 2009 · No Comments

The benefits of conducting an annual employee survey is widely accepted but many organizations have been put off by the amount of effort those annual surveys take to deploy.

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How to be more in control of your financials

June 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

  small business accounting software Experienced business managers will always share with you how much time the spend dealing with problems. What can go wrong generally will when you least expect it. Spotting serious problems in the most well run of businesses is often quite difficult. Business management goes hand in hand with problem resolution.

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Six Top Mind-Sets For Project Management Success And Beyond

March 26th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Most of us as project and program managers are constantly looking to improve ourselves, our performance, our skills, and our influence on our respective organizations. There are some trends at work that I think we can tap into that can help us to do all of these things and more. They can help us to move our careers to the next level.

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Tags: Project Management Process