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Critical Chain Benefits From Traditional PM

by Josh January 20, 2008 Critical Chain

Today I was trying to think of ways to integrate some of the methods and benefits of Critical Chain project management into the traditional PM methodology most companies use. I wanted to pick out one element of CC that would potentially yield the most benefit without much, if any, additional overhead to the project manager. [...]

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PM Network – Go, Team, Go!

by Josh November 12, 2007 Leadership

I finally got a chance to read this month’s PM Network magazine. There is an article on keeping project team motivated that caught my attention starting on page 38, written by Simon Kent. The article reminded me of a previous post I wrote back in February, 2007 titled Motivational Theory in Project Management where I [...]

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We Have a Winner!

by Josh November 3, 2007 Grab Bag

Earlier I announced a contest for a free subscription to The Project Management PrepCast™. We have a winner! There were only 2 comments where I could identify an email address, the rest of the comments left during the contest were anonymous. I flipped a coin, and Craig Brown is the lucky winner! Incidentally, Craig has [...]

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Point 14 – Total Participation Starting From the Top

by Josh June 30, 2007 Misc

This point speaks to the need for (1) commitment from top management and (2) commitment from everyone else in the organization. Quality is everyone’s job, and if any implementation is not total, it will not fulfill its full potential. In project management, I see this point alluding to executive formation and support of a company-wide [...]

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Point 13 – Training Not Related to Job/Task

by Josh June 27, 2007 Misc

In order for continuous improvement to become organizational culture, it must also become a personal goal for every employee. Self-improvement should not be limited to immediate application, that would be an example of short-term thinking. Employees are the most important assets of an organization, and therefore require effort to retain and enhance them. On project [...]

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Point 12 – Enable Pride of Workmanship

by Josh June 23, 2007 Misc

Deming claimed that the sense of having helped other people is the most significant motivator and source of job satisfaction. It is one of the biggest enablers for pride of workmanship. Of the projects you have worked on, think about the ones you are most proud of. What is it that makes you look back [...]

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