Santa, the Project Manager
Kris Kringle had been wondering about a way to brighten up the winter season, and at the same time reward […]
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Best Practices for Aligning Project Work to Needs of an Organization
Author: Srinivasan Varadharajan Alignment of project work to organizational strategy reminds me of an interesting conversation I had with one
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Want a wonderful life? Then start NOW.
Whether we project managing our work projects, our careers, our finances or our personal relationships, the concept of focusing on what can be done “NOW” to improve our situation is critical. This is the second part of a two-part series. Hope you enjoy it.
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When fully understanding the problem is a “bad thing”.
Raleigh has many lovely parks and lakes in the area. One such lovely and convenient lake is Shelly Lake at
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Interrupting is a two way street.
Everyone has complained about being interrupted. People have interrupted our conversations, our tasks, even physically (i.e. being cut in line, in traffic, beepers, texting, instance messaging).
On the other hand, everyone has interrupted. Everyone does it. Find out why, and how to manage around it.
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“Just say ‘No’” isn’t as simple as it seems.
Undoubted you’ve heard the advice “Just Say No” to things when you’re feeling overwhelmed. In actuality, saying “no” to life and its opportunities is a resistive, defensive and negative attitude producing additional stress. This stress management presentation shares fun, practical and life-changing tips on ways to say “YES” to things — on your own terms.
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Say “No!” to the Power of Cynicism
Scrappy Project Management Mindset Series – Part 1 of 4. If you’re going to lead projects to success you’ve gotta
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What does an architect do?
Summary Architecture is about design at the top level, including interfaces and protocols. Architecture of complex systems requires knowledge of
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Why should we be Agile or Lean?
There is a lot of skepticism about Agile and Lean among business managers for a lot of good reasons. It’s best that we understand these reasons, because they shouldn’t keep us from proceeding with Agile and Lean transformations of our companies and projects.
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Whenever Possible Have Great People Resources and You Can Deliver the Impossible
Cisco was a client we wanted to work with. I’d gone with my project management course coordinator, Kimberly Wiefling, to
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Whenever Possible, Partner with People you Trust
I’ve been involved with NOVA (one of the best One-Stop Workforce Development agencies in the country) for the past 14
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