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PMP® is just the first step
…or another story of success.
Have you learned about the “Pyramid of Needs” by Maslow? The last step is the stage of self actualization.
For 17 years I was working for a global player. The last seven years I collected a lot of experience in international project work, have setup a PMO and installed a project management [...] Read more »
Project Management Book Recommendations from Glen Alleman
Glen Alleman over at Herding Cats is someone who I respect, and also works in a similar project environment as I do. I asked Glen for his book recommendations on project management in general, and specific to government contracting and projects in the aerospace/defense arena. Glen responded with a post on his own blog with [...] Read more »
How and Why I Passed the PMP Exam
I passed the PMP Exam recently, and wanted to share my experience in general. For those opposed to the PMP exam, please read before commenting, you may be surprised. Read more »
Common Language is the Key to Project Management
Imagine being asked to work on a project, only you don’t speak the language in the country in which it will be conducted. You wouldn’t get very far, and you’d most likely experience a lot of raised eyebrows because all you could do is point and smile. Sharing a common language is not the same [...] Read more »
PM Lectures - Project Management Training
I recently went through a course from PMLectures called “Dealing with Difficult People” by Margaret Meloni. I’m earning some PDU’s with it but I also learned a lot of techniques to help me deal better with people I work with every day.
In short, the video presentation goes through Read more »
Practice Project Management at home
As a Mom, it is important to know exactly where everyone is at any given time, how long they are going to be there, and what they are doing while they are there. Other than that, it’s pretty simple.
As a Project Manager, it is important to know exactly what task each project resource is working on at any given time, how long they will be working on that task , what they are doing and why they are doing it. Other than that, it’s pretty simple. Read more »
Let Them Fail
I listened to one of my favorite podcasts yesterday, EconTalk. The episode was a discussion about credit default swaps and more generally about the financial woes we have gotten ourselves into. Then this morning, I read this article in the New York Times, “U.S. Shifts Focus in Credit Bailout to the Consumer”.
[Editor: Digressing so early in the post?] (don’t worry, I’ll tie this into project management at some point)! Read more »
Irrational Loss Aversion
Recent events allowed me to catch up on some reading and I found myself going through “Sway - The Irreresitable Pull of Irrational Behavior” by Ori and Rom Brafman. The book is a generally enjoyable light read, but it delved into one topic I found very fascinating: irrational loss aversion. Read more »
New Website to Rate & Review Project Management Resources
PM Opinions is a new website dedicated to helping project managers sort through all the resources and products out there. This is a valuable service, and just like any other website with ratings & reviews it helps you get a good feel for something before spending time or money researching it yourself. Read more »
Successful Projects: It’s Not Rocket Science
There is often a misconception that managing an IT project is difficult. Avoiding the common pitfalls of IT project management is not rocket science, it is simply a case of taking some sensible measures. This article identifies 5 killer mistakes of project management and their solutions. Read more »
Avoid the Same Old Mistakes by Focusing on Lessons Learned
It’s said there are no new project management sins, just old ones repeated. It’s also said that we don’t learn the lessons from past projects and this must be true, otherwise why would we keep making the same old mistakes? Read more »
Becoming a PMP is not as hard (or easy) as it seems!
Karine Simard discusses the process of becoming a PMP….the easy parts and the hard parts. If you are not PMP certified yet, be sure to check this out! Read more »
PMI Global Congress 2008 Debrief
I’m back from Denver and would like to share some highlights with you about the event and the PMI New Media Council that I’m now a part of. Read more »
Personality type for to-be Project Managers
By Soma
Like many others, I am an aspiring Project Manager.
Apart from all the hard core techniques, certifications, networking and trying to motivate your team- the asset of a project manager more than often is his or her own personal soft skill set.
Ever thought about the personality type you belong to and how it can contribute towards your effort in becoming a PM? Read more »
Point and Shoot Project Management
Project management as a whole has paralleled somewhat the changes we have witnessed in photography. Project management also has been a skill for the few, with the barrier to entry being quite high. However, the barriers are being reduced and the chance for abandoning “point and shoot” project management is here! Read more »
