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It's your fault... no.. it's YOUR fault...
Most if not all project managers have had to deal with the finger pointing game at some point or another when something goes wrong or something is missed. This is particularly true when dealing with...
View ArticleI'll be back...
My next post is due to hit the blog on Monday September 10th. See you then!By S. Rosalind Baker, BSc., JD, PMP, Pragmatic Project ManagerCopyright 2012 by S. Rosalind Baker all rights reserved. This...
View ArticleInto un-Chartered Waters....
It's probably not a good idea to take on a project that doesn't have a charter. In fact, according to PMBOK, a project doesn't even exist if it doesn't have a charter. That's all well and good but we...
View ArticleHow much is too much?
Some project managers are prone to over-kill. Instead of focusing on quality deliverables and achieving project success, they instead baffle their stakeholders with extraneous detail and marry...
View ArticleUhmm... This one may be a bit too raci for ya...
Everyone who has done project management has had to fill out a RACI chart at some point. It seems pretty straightforward but when it isn't done well, it can lead to all kinds of issues and problems...
View ArticleDo you have any idea?
Oh no.... You've been invited to a brainstorming session by the Project Manager. It's time to look busy!It doesn't have to be this way. A well run brainstorming session does not have to be a) boring b)...
View ArticleWhere's my hat?
The various Project Management frameworks and methodologies are fairly strict about what a PM does and what they don't do. You likely find yourself straying outside that box on a regular basis. When...
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Who's on first?
What? No. What is on second.... oh never mind. We all remember the shtick made famous by Abbot and Costello. What we often don't remember is how important it is to figure out who the key players are on...
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What were we doing again?
News Flash: IT projects are prone to failure. I'm not going to even bother boring you with the stats. Google is your friend if you disagree. Of course there are many reasons, but one of the most common...
View ArticlePutting in a toothy PMO
So. You are the head of a new PMO. You want to make some change. You want to improve and streamline processes and make sure that all of the PM's have dotted their i's and crossed their t's. That's...
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My mind is in the process of being blown
I'm in the process of installing and setting up Office 365 for cyberlisand my mind is being blown in real time so I thought that I'd share some tidbits with you while I have my geek on and I'm getting...
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Working out the kinks with Office 365
Because I've spent the bulk of my week in front of a class of eager students blathering on about Project Management, I haven't had much time to truly play with SharePoint yet. That said, I can give...
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Do I take the blue pill or the red pill?
If you've never seen The Matrix, you need to crawl out from under your rock and see it so that you can get the title reference. You don't need to see the sequels (they were lame-ish on story and strong...
View ArticleDear Santa: This is my PMBOK 5 wishlist
In keeping with the impending holiday season, I decided to put together a wish-list for PMBOK 5 seeing as it is set to be released in the New Year.Because I have been spending the last several months...
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Remote Project Management #5 - Once more with feeling!
So. You have no choice. You need to run an extended workshop remotely. There is just no way to get everyone in the same room despite valiant efforts. What solution should you choose? If your company...
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So can you do it or not?
The make or buy decision... It can be a tough one, whether you are working with a boutique or an enterprise. You are the PM and you want to succeed on your project but you don't know whether you should...
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Don't leave me hanging
Do you ever notice that some project managers get downright fancy when they build their project plans with their sophisticated dependencies? Done well, complex dependencies are very useful from a...
View ArticleAm I in an echo chamber?
No I am not! There are many other great bloggers out there who have important things to say about project management. This week I'm going to let you know about some of them. And then I'm going to wish...
View ArticleShaddup already
Project managers are the grand communicators. We run meetings and we do like to talk. The trick is understanding when to shut our pie holes and let things happen. Some find this easier to do than...
View ArticleIt's all about me.... isn't it?
Nobody likes me, everybody hates me. Guess I'll go eat worms. Sometimes it feels like this for a project manager on a perpetually red project. If you are a project manager who is constantly begging for...
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