Fear No Project PM
FEBRUARY 17, 2014
'If you are like me (and millions of others) you have been watching the SOCHI Winter Olympics. It is exhilarating to watch women and men, who have trained for years, put their skills to the test in order to win a medal. It makes me think about our staff and how they work every day […].
Velociteach
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
Monday, I was headed to the airport to catch a flight. A funny thing happened…and I was reminded how sticky technical debt can be. Southwest Airlines is an industry-leader and a fantastic organization. I’m reading The Southwest Airlines Way right now and learning a lot about their keys to success: shared goals, shared knowledge, and […] The post Funny Thing Happened on my way to the Airport appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.
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Wrike
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Scott Struber, the VP/Operations of Yamanair Creative , a full-service ad agency, deployed Wrike to his team in March 2012. Scott now runs easily 80% of the business in Wrike , effortlessly collaborating with a team of 20+ spread across the country. In my conversation with Scott, I asked “If your friend in another company or department was implementing Wrike, what advice would you give her to get up and running quickly?
PM for the Masses
FEBRUARY 9, 2014
Imagine all the things us project managers could do with the time we spend in our email inboxes every day. Why so much email? Why do we spend so much time dealing with email? My guest this week, David Sparks, literally wrote the book on email. We will talk about his book, try to figure […]. The post Managing email with David Sparks appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.
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Deep Fried Brain
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
In 2009, I did a series of posts on Work Performance Information, Work Performance Measurements and Performance Reports, highlighting how the PMBOK® Guide, Fourth Edition was utterly confusing.
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Velociteach
FEBRUARY 24, 2014
“Our investigation will cover three areas: man, machine, and environment.” The NTSB investigator issued the sobering quote from the scene. She was being interviewed at the site of a small plane crash. People lost their lives in the accident, and the NTSB (National Transportation Safety Board) had a team there to review what happened. As […] The post Project Review – What I Learned from a Plane Crash appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.
Velociteach
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Does your team need some mojo? Do you need to baste, infuse, marinate, or somehow apply a secret ingredient to spice up the performance of your project team? Yes? Then, I’ve got a book for you. Get a copy of PEAK, by Chip Conley. In his book, Conley describes how he injected mojo from Maslow […] The post Mojo from Maslow appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.
Velociteach
FEBRUARY 6, 2014
OK, time for all of the children to leave the room. I have some controversial statements to make… Professional wrestling is scripted. It is entertainment at its core. However, every event, punch, toss, scream, or commentary is not necessarily in the script! Here are a couple of terms to help differentiate the script from reality. […] The post Wrestling with Project Management appeared first on PMP Certification Exam Prep & Training - Velociteach.
Wrike
FEBRUARY 12, 2014
What do local advertising firms have in common with booming global enterprises? They all have to run projects. And where there are projects, there are people who need to manage them. Although it is integrated into most professional work environments, project management is still surrounded by a lot of misconceptions and myths. They say it’s “ just paperwork ,” or that “ frequent meetings are necessary for project updates ,” and so on.
Speaker: Chris Townsend, VP of Product Marketing, Wellspring
Over the past decade, companies have embraced innovation with enthusiasm—Chief Innovation Officers have been hired, and in-house incubators, accelerators, and co-creation labs have been launched. CEOs have spoken with passion about “making everyone an innovator” and the need “to disrupt our own business.” But after years of experimentation, senior leaders are asking: Is this still just an experiment, or are we in it for the long haul?
PM for the Masses
FEBRUARY 23, 2014
One of the top qualities that a good project manager should have is being an effective leader. This poses us project managers with a challenge. How can we be better leaders? Is leadership something one can learn? Is there a ceiling to how good a leader we can be? Can we be good project managers […]. The post Stop Managing, Start Leading! with Susanne Madsen: Episode 30 appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.
PM for the Masses
FEBRUARY 16, 2014
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 29 of the PM for the Masses Podcast! Did you know that every month, employees attend 62 meetings for an average of 31 hours? Every month! Following last week’s conversation with David Sparks when we talked about taming email, today we talk about another major time-waster for project managers (and […].
Wrike
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
Do you follow Inc.? Make sure you haven’t missed our fearless CEO’s latest contributed article on the site! Just to tease your tastebuds: Andrew shares his thoughts on why collaboration, crowdsourcing, and collective wisdom are integral to any organization’s success. He also describes how companies that successfully introduce collaboration into their culture ultimately produce successful — if not groundbreaking — results.
PM for the Masses
FEBRUARY 2, 2014
On the PM for the Masses Podcast I often talk about the benefits of having a mentor or coach. While it is a wonderful thing, sometimes it is hard to find one. What I have learned is that the next best thing is to read books. On this episode of the PM for the Masses […]. The post Project Managers: Up Your Impact with Chuck Frey: Episode 27 appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.
Speaker: Dylan Secrest
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