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Irina Shamaeva

4 Tips for Efficient Job Hunting Online.

4 Tips for Efficient Job Hunting Online. 

Started by Irina Shamaeva in General Discussions 1 day ago.

Mark Hoffman

Usage Scenarios of VISION Project Management

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Started by Mark Hoffman in Technology Mar 17.

Brian Warner

Project Extension, Major Overhaul - question on ms project scheduling

Hi, This is the first time I'm having this problem. We need to do a major re-work for the alpha build that was submitted. One of the producers suddenly don't like the product. My question is should…

Tagged: extension, project, ms, scheduling

Started by Brian Warner in General Discussions Mar 16.

Jessica Cartmel

Project Manager, Discovery to POC at Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Vertex Pharmaceuticals is seeking a R&D Project Manager who possesses a working knowledge of project management processes as they pertain to modern drug discovery and development programs. The su…

Started by Jessica Cartmel in Jobs Mar 15.

Joe

Project Planning

I am posting a series of blogs on Project Management in my management blog http://blog.mymanagersguide.com The approach is to address the main reasons projects fail to meet expectations. I discuss th…

Tagged: freeze, progressive, scheduling, planning, project

Started by Joe in Methodology Mar 10.

Mark Hoffman

Cloud Computing is Budget Computing for SMBs

Cloud Computing is Budget Computing for SMBs   Today, as we have a hard-hitting competitive business environment; the survival is for the toughest only. Only those can survive who have an increasin…

Started by Mark Hoffman in Technology Mar 10.

Minakshi

PMP Certification Preparation 6 Replies

Hi Is there anyone who is preparing for PMP certification?-Minakshi

Started by Minakshi in General Discussions. Last reply by Rajeev Gosain Mar 3.

Simi Ahluwalia

PMP Prep Coarse - Toronto

I would like to know if anyone has taken Rita's 2 day PMP prep coarse in Toronto. What was your experience like?

Tagged: Coarse, Prep, PMP

Started by Simi Ahluwalia in General Discussions Mar 2.

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Patrick Roux

Need something done? Strangely, you should give it to a busy person.

My friend Greg says that if you really need to get something done, give it to a busy person. Why? Because busy people know how to get things done. People who aren’t busy will take FOREVER.



Busy people get so much done because they


1. like to work
2. like to finish things


and most importantly, they


3. understand the essential principles of their team, group and projects.



Because they understand these essential pri

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Posted by Patrick Roux on March 10, 2010 at 4:47pm — 1 Comment

Susan Lyle Dodia

Celebrity Apprentice Blog Series

Sunday, March 14th marks the premier of the third season of Celebrity Apprentice on NBC at 8:00 PM CST. The only show on television, scripted or unscripted, about the discipline of project management, it is fascinating for those of us who toil in the trenches of the triple constraint. The celebrity quotient just makes it that much more addictive.

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Posted by Susan Lyle Dodia on March 10, 2010 at 7:21pm

Ryan Endres

How to use social media to help manage a project?

This post is an elaboration of my interview conducted by PMI which will be featured in the upcoming March 2010 issue of PM Network magazine (PMPs on FB OMG!).



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Posted by Ryan Endres on March 5, 2010 at 9:39am — 2 Comments

Susan Lyle Dodia

Techniques for Creative Team Thinking: Multi-Voting

Multi-Voting is a useful technique for helping your team rank or prioritize a list of options. It is particularly useful if the first choice or top priority is clear, but you can’t get your group to agree on the 2nd and subsequent priorities.



The basic premise is quite simple: each participant gets to cast multiple votes on a list of options. If the list is static, one not generated by the group, this can even be done before a brainstorming meeting.


The Card S

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Posted by Susan Lyle Dodia on March 2, 2010 at 9:50pm

Joe

Using N-Squared Diagrams for Project Planning

Introduction -I claim Risk Management is the number two reason for projects not meeting expectations, after Team Dynamics, the primary reason. I have described Risk Management in detail in my book “The Manager’s Guide for
Leadership
” and given additional details on methods for Risk Management in
previous postings on this blog. Therefore I don’t address risk management
further in this seri

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Posted by Joe on February 18, 2010 at 1:52pm

Brendon Walker

So you’re a Project Manager? Your team are your customers!

A recent and heavy focus on Customer Service and the importance of building relationships with your clients, has prompted me to write a little blog on Project Management, and how building relationships in the same manner as customer service should be a priority for all PM’s (actually…it should be a priority for anyone in management).

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Posted by Brendon Walker on February 18, 2010 at 12:00am



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