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Project Management Student Questions and Answers

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Today I share with you an interview conducted by Jacob, who is graduating from the University of Minnesota and starting his first project management job soon after he graduates. I hope you enjoy the interview!

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We Feel Your Pain

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As you read this, you may be going through many of the same things that I went through long ago. In fact you’re joined by thousands of other readers right now who are going through much the same thing you are. Some of us are trying to land our first job in project management, some [...]

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Steve Jobs Was a Great Project Manager

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One more thing… In my last post I showed how Steve Jobs Was a Lousy Project Manager. Now let’s look at Apple – take 2. When Jobs came back to Apple in 1997, some important traits had changed for the better. And some had been good all along. Decisive In general, Jobs was a decisive [...]

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Steve Jobs Was a Lousy Project Manager

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I’m halfway through the Steve Jobs biography right now. I must admit, I didn’t really know all that much about Steve Jobs before reading this book. I now know that among his other roles at Apple and his other companies he was definitely a project manager. A lousy project manager. A Culture of Fear The [...]

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Are You Legit?

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A great series of questions came into my email inbox the other day from Shelly, who just discovered me and pmStudent. Shelly: Are these video’s for PM’s that had the schooling and are now ready to begin their career? If so, how much education would one need for your system to at it’s most helpful? [...]

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Blame Failure On Your Project Stakeholders

by Josh February 1, 2012 Grab Bag
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We all screw up from time to time. It’s in those moments when the most important thing is to know who to blame. Blame Management Just kidding. I just had an eye-opening experience. One of those ‘duh’ moments where something didn’t go as planned with my project. It was a simple, small piece of our [...]

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