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  • Agile
    • Is an Agile PMO Possible?
    • Project Managers vs. Scrum Masters; Agile Project Management Matures
    • Agile Processes Go Lean
    • The Blending of Traditional and Agile Project Management
  • Communication
    • How Data Display Can Change Project Decisions
    • Forget About Project Feedback; Try Feedforward!
    • The Project Communication Plan
    • Re-establishing Communication on a Stalled Project
    • Five Mistakes People Make Reading Body Language at Work
    • When Talk Fails, So Do Projects
    • The Fatal Assumptions of Executive Communication
  • Estimate
    • Mind the Gap!
    • The Three Types of Bad Project Estimates and How to Avoid Them
    • Four Ways to Improve Project Performance by Avoiding Single-Point Estimates
  • General
    • Do You Know Where Your IT Projects Are? Part 1.
    • Project Success Plans - Planning for Success
    • Managing Complex Projects that are Too Large, Too Long and Too Costly
    • The Executive Connection in Enterprise Project Management
    • Writing Better Project Charters
    • Service Companies Adopting Product Companies' Project Management Strategies
    • The HOW of Project Management
    • The Absolute Final Word on Top Ten Trends for 2010
    • Complex Project Management - What's All the Fuss About?
    • More 2010 Project Management Trends
    • Enrolling the Reluctant Enterpriser
    • Sometimes a Great Project; Eight Secrets of Top Project Managers
    • Top 10 Project Management Trends for 2010
    • The Lazy Project Manager. Part 2 - The Importance of Position
    • Project Sponsor as Core Team Member
    • Realizing Benefits - It's What Projects Are For!
    • Make Your Project Meetings Matter
    • Are Your Projects Ready for the Recovery?
    • The Productive Lazy Project Manager and the Open Door Policy
    • Cutting Project Costs with a Scalpel, Not a Chainsaw
    • Measuring the Business Value of a Project
    • Avoiding the Project Management Obstacle Course
    • Restarting Projects; Get Ready for New Challenges
    • Project Management Mind Games
    • Managing Complex Projects. Part 1
    • Matrix Management Gone Awry
    • Managing Small Projects; The Critical Steps
    • Total Project Management in a Project-Based Culture
    • Building a Business Case as the Foundation for Project Success
    • Validating Project Management ROI
    • What Mismanaging Small Projects Will Cost You
    • Successful Projects; It's not Rocket Science
    • Managing Projects over Multiple Organizations
    • Top Six Points to Consider when Choosing a PPM Solution
    • Are We Supposed To Negotiate On Projects?
    • The Risks and Benefits of Knowledge Process Outsourcing
    • Workflow Wonders
    • The Project Plan; How Much Detail Is Enough?
    • Are Your Project Managers Working too Hard to be Successful?
    • Who Needs Walkthroughs, Inspections and Peer Reviews?
    • Tough Respect!
    • Change Management; the Missing Link for PM Success
    • How to Measure the State of Your Project
    • The Project’s a Disaster! Were You Prepared?
    • How to Separate People from Problems; A Case Study
    • The World of Project Management; Getting it Right
    • Rugby vs. Development: What Is SCRUM?
    • How And Why Do We Write Project Charters?
    • Avoiding the Accidental Project Sponsor
    • Are you a Project Management Baseliner?
    • Project Management as a Core Corporate Competence
    • Key Performance Indicators; How to Use Them for Project Success
    • 12 Important Rules of Effective Delegation
    • Do It Right the First Time; Get Measurable Results
    • The Technical Support Project
    • Managing Fixed Price Contracts
    • ISO 21500 Emerging as New Standard for Project Managers
    • How to Survive a New Boss
    • Improving Project Success Rates with Better Leadership
    • Soft Skills Software Assistance
    • Procurement and the Project Manager
    • Project Management That Works
    • How to Avoid Being Seen as 'Project Management Overhead'
    • The New Face of Strategic Planning
    • Can You Still be Trusted as a Leader?
    • The Psychology of Risk and How It Relates to Project Risk Management
    • Are You
    • Shouldn
    • Seven Common Management Mistakes; Are You Guilty?
    • No More Failed Projects
    • Harness the Power of the PM/BA Partnership
    • Introducing PMBOK
    • The Project Management System Maturity Model
    • Top 10 Project Management Trends for 2009
    • Meeting Challenge with Confidence
    • Project Management to the Rescue: No Bailout Necessary
    • 10 Steps to Creating a Project Plan
    • The Challenge of Evaluating EPM Software
    • Understanding Earned Value Made Easy!
    • From Planning to Execution; A Crucial Step
    • The 21st Century
    • The Project Manager as Salesperson
    • Trends in Business Analysis and Project Management to watch for in 2009
    • Building an Initiative Oriented Culture
    • Crisis or Opportunity? Lead like Barack Obama!
    • Anticipating and Resolving Resource Overloads
    • Shutdown Project Management
    • The Job Seekers
    • Introducing the New Project Complexity Model. Part IV.
    • Introducing the New Project Complexity Model. Part III
    • The Project Manager
    • Project Management and Volunteerism
    • Introducing the New Project Complexity Model. Part II.
    • Recovering Distressed Projects. Part II.
    • Introducing the New Project Complexity Model. Part I.
    • Project Management in a Technical Environment
    • Different Types of Projects from Small to Distressed
    • Recovering Distressed Projects (part 1 of 2)
    • From Small Projects, Large Projects Grow
    • Where will BA/PM Professionals Come from? Next Steps
    • What Can Be Done To Ensure Projects Are Successful?
    • A Second Look under the Hood of the BA/PM Position Family
    • Why Do So Many Projects Run into Trouble and Does Anyone Care?
    • Presentation: Leadership Skills for the Technical Professional
    • How Project Managers Communicate... Or Not!
    • Can EPM Evolve Out of the Sum of the Parts?
    • A First Look under the Hood of the BA/PM Position Family
    • How Do You Select the Right Project Manager for the Project?
    • Some Important Ideas To Help Keep Projects On Track
    • A First Pass at Defining the BA/PM Position Family
    • Project Success Factors and Value Contracts
    • Enterprise Project Management In Volatile Economic Times
    • An Examination of BA and PM Skills Profiles
    • EPM in a Foreclosure Economy
    • Project Management is Free!
    • Creating an Effective Project Management Office
    • Implementing PM: It
    • Head for the Hills
    • Telling Truth to Power
    • Perhaps It
    • Is it Time for the BA and the PM to Get Hitched?
    • Newer Isn
    • Putting the Project Manager in the Driver
    • Three Steps to Project Success
    • Staying Power
    • Top Three Things You (Probably) Didn
    • Adaptive Project Management
    • Myths, Mistakes and Assumptions
    • Myths, Mistakes and Assumptions
    • Unquestioned Assumptions: Costly Mistakes
    • Dashboarding Redux
    • Stop! Something
    • Take Charge: Manage Your PM Career
    • Early Warning Signs
    • A Look at Soft Skills and Project Value
    • Serving Up Soft Skills
    • Prioritization and Scheduling Based on Value
    • Making Sure that the Medium and the Message are in Synch
    • Negotiating the Triple Constraints
    • Tightening the Purse Strings and Getting Value for Money
    • Why Track Actual Costs and Resource Usage on Projects?
    • EVM: Project Management with the Lights On!
    • It
    • The California Gold Rush and New Year
    • Former Gold Rush City Aligns IT Plans with an Eye on the Future
    • The Last of the 2008 New Year
    • Looking for Inspiration in 2008
    • Creating a Successful Project Management Office
    • A Year of Change for Project Times
    • Dispatches from the PM Front Lines
    • Perk Up for PERT
    • How to Start a Project Management Company without an IT Professional
    • Let
    • How
    • Achieving Project Excellence: What
    • Which Comes First, the Chicken or the Egg?
    • Chicken, Egg, Process, Tool
    • Bring Back the Guild for Project Managers
    • TANSTAAFL - There Ain
    • Freebies, Trends, Great Expectations and a Cautionary Tale
    • Improve your Brainstorming. Start Eightstorming.
    • Spreadsheets: The Most Expensive PPM Tool You Didn
    • What to Expect From Your New Project Management System
    • Are We Really Only as Old as We Feel?
    • Decision Making: Trusting Your Data
    • 10 Ways Project Management Skills Can Help Your Career
    • Creating and Delivering Great Television Programming
    • Using Project Management Techniques to Scale New Heights
    • More Top 10 Tips for Project Management Success
    • Easy As Implementing a Package
    • Maximizing Project Value: Developing a Project Business Case
    • The Real Costs of Failed Projects
    • Chocolate or Vanilla
    • Everything You Ever Needed to Know about Running a Project, You Could Learn by Climbing a Mountain
    • July 2007: Some Summer Project Management Reading
    • Easy as Implementing a Package
    • Commoditizing Project Management for the Mid-market
    • Adding Manpower to a Late Software Project Makes it Later
    • Project Manager Perspective
    • Communicating with "Non-Experts": A Guide for Project Managers
    • IT Program Management for Toronto Pearson
    • Linking Earned Value to Schedule Analysis
    • Seven Reasons to Take a Look at Microsoft Project 2007
  • PMO
    • The Maturing of the PMO
    • EPM is Pronounced PMO!
    • The Electric PMO
    • PMO: Change and Integration Management
    • PMO 2.0: Expanding the Value and Reach of the PMO
  • Portfolio
    • Reinventing the Program or Project Portfolio Chart
    • What the Heck is Project Portfolio Management?
    • Project Portfolio Management Drives More Effective IT Governance
    • Leveraging Project Portfolio Management to Implement an Effective IT Governance Strategy
    • Project Portfolio Management Megatrends
  • project Teams
    • Getting High Performance from the Middle 80% of the Project Team
    • Building Your Virtual Team
    • How to Create a Winning Team. Part 3
    • How to Create a Winning Team
    • Choosing the Best E-Learning Supplier for the Project Team
    • Dealing with Difficult People on the Project Team. Part 2.
    • Dealing with Difficult People on the Project Team. Part 1.
    • Virtual Velocity: Effective Project Management Gives Virtual Teams the Edge
    • 10 Ways to Inspire Your Team
    • Leading a Multigenerational Project Team
  • Requirements
    • Using the Requirements Creation Process to Improve Project Estimates
    • Projects without Borders; Gathering Requirements on a Multi-Cultural Project
    • Harnessing The Chaos; Are Portfolio, Project and Requirements Management Interrelated?
    • Effective Requirements Gathering and Management Need the Skills of Both the BA and the PM
  • Scope
    • Coping with Project Scope; Eight Real-World Strategies
    • Why Should You Manage Scope and Customer Expectations?
    • Defining the Detailed Scope: How and Where Do You Find Requirements?
    • Managing Scope for Project Success
    • Kick-Starting Your Projects; What You Should Know about Defining Scope
    • Keeping Project Scope Creep under Control
  • Authors
• Blogs
  • Kevin Aguanno
    • What Value Does a PM Provide at the End of a Project?
    • The "Ideal" Iteration Length Revealed...
    • Getting PM Training without Breaking the Bank
    • Best Practices are Still Best Practices
    • Ending the Methodology Wars
    • The Need for an Annual Project Management Award
    • A Fresh Approach to Project Management Training
    • Just Say No to Project Management Charlatans
  • Lisa Anderson
    • Why Project Planning is Critical to Attaining Strategy Goals
    • Common Pitfalls to ERP Project Success
    • Top Traits of Successful Project Leaders
    • Accelerate Project Results
    • Project Management Software - NOT Critical to Success
    • Can You Use Project Management to Find a Job?
    • Throw Out Complex Project Timelines!
  • Kiron Bondale
    • Striking an Agile Balance when Evaluating Project Requests
    • An Accurate Project Schedule; a Gift that Keeps on Giving!
    • I Come to Bury PMOs, Not to Praise Them
    • Overcoming Project Management Super Villains
    • Stealth Projects - Why Should We Care?
    • Old Projects Never Die; They Just Fade Away
    • Project Administration - Sure Beats Root Canal Surgery!
    • Capturing the Hearts and Minds of Project Risk Stakeholders
    • Tips for Identifying the Walking Dead
    • Your Project has been Targeted for Termination - Now What?
    • Avoiding Potholes on the Road to Earned Value
    • Lessons Learned; Avoid the Oxymoron
  • Keith Ellis
    • 10 Ways to Use Requirements to Melt an Executive's Brain
  • Claude Emond
    • Exercising Necessary Project Leadership When the Time Comes
    • Paradigm shifts. The True Nature of Successful Project Teams; Everyone is a Sponsor
    • Learning from and Sharing in other Project Managers' Misfortunes
    • The Best Project Managers are Emotion-driven Leaders
    • The 10 Key Project Management Success Factors... Minus Nine
    • "Why Management" - The Ultimate Knowledge Area
    • Project Portfolio Management Goes Agile
    • Managing and Surviving Imposed and Unrealistic Time Estimates
    • Summarizing the Rules of Lean Project Management
    • The Rules of Lean Project Management: Part 8
    • From Lessons to Learn to Lessons Learned
    • The New Project Management; the French ... and Everyone Else!
    • Project Risk Management in 12 Questions
    • The Rules of Lean Project Management: Part 7
    • The Rules of Lean Project Management: Part 6
    • The Rules of Lean Project Management: Part 5
    • Just do it!
    • The Rules of Lean Project Management: Part 4
    • The Rules of Lean Project Management: Part 3
    • I SEE YOU
    • Managing a Project as a Complex Journey
    • The Rules of Lean Project Management: Part 2
    • The Rules of Lean Project Management as I See Them
    • What Does
    • Vroom and the
    • The Proximity Principle: Continuous End-User Involvement and Project Success
    • Not Managing Perceptions: The 10th Waste of Project Management
    • The true
    • Is the Gantt Chart Dead or Just Another Victim of Tool Disease?
    • Positive Risk: An Idea Whose Time Should Never Have Come!
  • Hans Jonasson
    • Creative Project Management
    • New Year's Resolutions
    • What will Santa Bring Your Project Team?
    • Really, Should You Be a Project Manager?
    • Only the Certifiable Gets Certified?
    • Project Control - Is it just an illusion?
    • Why so much Talk about Earned Value? Who Uses it?
    • Project Management Training in Europe and in the USA. Part 2
    • Project Management Training in Europe and in the USA. Part 1
    • Creative Expansion - Scope Creep Upfront Instead of at the End
    • PMI is Taking Over the World...!
  • Elizabeth Larson
    • The PM and BA Role; a Deeper Dive
    • Who Should Model Requirements? Business Analysts or Project Managers?
    • Influencing the Project Manager
    • Can You Be Both PM and BA on the Same Project?
    • Slaying the Dragon: Oldies but Goodies in an Agile World
    • Cultural Intelligence - Do You Have It?
    • Tips and Tricks for Facilitating Conflict Resolution
    • A Requirement by Any Other Name
    • Avoiding Conflict between the PM and BA. Part 2.
    • Avoiding Conflict between the PM and BA. Part 1
  • George Pitagorsky
    • Mindfully Managing Expectations
    • Effective Estimating and the Courage to Push Back
    • Motivating Knowledge Sharing
    • Accountability and Performance
    • Kick-off is a Process, Not Just a Meeting
    • What is a Successful Project?
    • Project Knowledge Management in PM - Time for Change
    • Educating the Stakeholders: Whose Job is it Anyway?
    • The Demand for Accurate Estimates and Rational Expectations
    • Why Debate? Let Formality and Agility Coexist
    • The 'Right' PM Effort in the Face of Tight Budgets
    • Optimizing Project Performance
  • Ilya Bogorad
    • Twenty Ideas du jour for the Practicing Project Manager
    • Great Project Management Challenges; The Hoover Dam
    • Taking Bearings
    • Here
    • Lessons from the CEOs of GM, Ford and Chrysler
    • Planes, Trains and Privacy Blues
    • Market Turmoil 2008; Two Lessons Learned
    • Now Stop Wasting People
    • From Good to Bloody Excellent
    • From Good to Bloody Excellent
    • On Procrastination
    • Effective Communication
    • Are You a Better Person Today?
    • What is the Most Serious Issue with Project Management Today?
    • And the Rant Goes On!
    • What
  • Mike Lecky
    • Addressing Common Problems with Projects
    • Security Considerations for Managing Project Information
    • The Jewel of Investments; Increasing PM Maturity
    • Project Managers and Downsizing
    • Measuring up
    • Answering Some Standardized Questions
    • Monitoring Many Small Projects
    • Where Risk Management Trumps Quality Principles
    • Different Project Managers for Different Projects
    • The Right Amount of Documentation in our Projects
    • Managing Requirements Gathering
    • Why Do Organizations Struggle with Project Management?
    • What Does Your PMO Do?
    • Breaking Down the Functional Silos
    • Portfolio Management or Just Resource Management
    • Creativity Cannot Be Scheduled!
    • If Perceptions Are Everything
    • Linking Change Management Processes to Projects Early
    • Monitoring to Serve and Protect, Not to Play Big Brother!
    • Are all the arrows pointing in the
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