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Depending on your environment, you may have some team members that seem like non-contributors, and in some ways actually get in the way. While I have never experienced this - or at least not for long - on the smaller more critical projects I have managed, I do see this on larger more matrix-oriented projects. The question is, “How can I handle this?”

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Invariably, the same projects are defined later by people describing things that they worked on and activities that they did. What is missing many times are key deliverables.

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For many years now, the debate over global warming and environmental consciousness has raged. This debate has become deeply embedded into the political consciousness, especially in the United States, but also elsewhere in the world. One thing is for sure: this debate will continue for a long time to come, and it will be a long time before any claims are proven indisputably accurate. So, the question is, how can we incorporate environmental correctness into our projects and programs?

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Building the Work Breakdown Schedule is a lot of good hard project management work. While it is fundamental to the practice of professional project management, often it is soft skills - including plain old determination and leadership - that in the end produce a strong WBS.

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In-person meetings are one of the oldest means used by different sectors of society in order for at least two individuals to meet, present their respective cases and reach an agreement or a compromise. It is widely used in many formal settings as well as informal ones. In fact, it is not uncommon to find in-person meetings organized in campuses, clubs, offices, and even in playgrounds, gyms and factory floors.

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What are your beliefs? What do you observe about the beliefs of those around you? Are you aware of how your beliefs influence your actions – and therefore everything you do as a project manager and leader? Check your beliefs and make sure they are producing actions and attitudes in others that are to your liking.

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Should projects be business-driven or technology-driven? This question was asked in a post on gantthead. This is an age-old problem. I don’t think it will ever go away, but we can try! I do not think that CIOs are necessarily ignorant of business needs any more than I have faith that CXOs are able to clearly envision new business paradigms driven by emerging technologies.

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