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6 Books To Make You a Better Project Manager

Thumbnail image for 6 Books To Make You a Better Project Manager by Josh December 31, 2010 Books

As 2010 draws to a close, the need for predictions about what will happen in 2011 about.  I have even offered my own guesses and plans here, here, and here. For this year-end post however, I offer some tools of skepticism to you, dear reader.  When it comes to predicting the future, we are all [...]

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Social Media for Project Managers

by Josh October 19, 2010 Books

While I was in Washington D.C. for the 2010 PMI North America Global Congress I asked author and blogger Elizabeth Harrin of PM4Girls some questions about her new book, “Social Media for Project Managers“. I focused on two topics in this short interview, emerging trends and privacy. One of the things in the book is [...]

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Systems Thinking:
Why you should care

by Josh February 16, 2010 Books

Timothy Johnson is all about accomplishment. His motto is ” Carpe Factum” which is Latin for ” Seize the Accomplishment”.  Having read his other books, I was excited to get my copy of  SWAT (Systems Working All Together).  Systems thinking has been a big part of  my life for a long time and is embedded [...]

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My first project management book: now available!

by Josh January 26, 2010 Books

Thank you to everyone who has supported and encouraged me through the process of putting my first book out there.

I’m happy to say it is now for sale!

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This is awesome!

by Josh January 24, 2010 Books

I’m happy to announce that my friend Travis Anderson who is a frequent contributor to this site recently had an article he wrote published in the PMI College of Performance Management’s quarterly “Measureable News” newsletter.

It’s a great article on…

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So you want to be an IT project manager, huh?

by Josh January 16, 2010 Books

Let me help you unpack this a bit. I see many people who are in other roles who have become very interested in ‘IT’…

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