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Ethics: You can’t hide…but there’s a light side!

December 15th, 2011 · No Comments

Ethics is pretty simple in theory: “Do the right thing.” But as is often the case, the devil is in the details. Here is some food for thought on the serious subject of business ethics…with a light, humorous twist.

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Tags: Soft Skills

Creating Your Own Project Life Cycle – But Not From Scratch

October 20th, 2009 · 913 Comments

I have used this. If you don’t want to have to start every project from scratch, then it’s worthwhile creating your own Project Life Cycle. I have found it especially useful – and impressive – in environments where there are a lot of technical people who have little project management orientation, and it has really made a difference. The best part is that it has helped me leverage my strengths – and to think through the project in an organized way.

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The economics of cloud computing

June 27th, 2009 · 962 Comments

  NetSuite Pricing All of the technology and business contacts I regularly talk to keep telling me cloud computing. But what is it, what does it really mean for business and what are the financial and physical upsides?

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How to be more in control of your financials

June 22nd, 2009 · 690 Comments

  small business accounting software Experienced business managers will always share with you how much time the spend dealing with problems. What can go wrong generally will when you least expect it. Spotting serious problems in the most well run of businesses is often quite difficult. Business management goes hand in hand with problem resolution.

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“ADMIN DAY”

May 9th, 2009 · 649 Comments

I have found the practice of having an “ADMIN DAY” is a great valuable and necessary one. But what is “ADMIN DAY”? How does it work and how does it provide value?

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Project Leadership In A Technological World

April 12th, 2009 · 723 Comments

I am struck by one common thing called Integration Across Disciplines. I think this is one of the most important concepts in project management, and even more so in program management.

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A Golden Rule In Tough Times

February 4th, 2009 · 31 Comments

In these tough economic times, it will be quite a challenge for so many of us to make it through the year with a strong financial performance. I have been thinking about what some of the keys are to ensuring that 2009 is a solid year. The best conclusion I have is that the customer is king. Here are my thoughts.

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Tags: Soft Skills

Cooperating With the Inevitable In Your Projects And Programs

January 13th, 2009 · 468 Comments

Often times, in the day to day course of business, as well as life in general, we resist certain conditions if they are not favorable in some way to us. I would call this less resistance to change and more a matter of not accepting the inevitable.

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Check Your Assumptions

January 6th, 2009 · 418 Comments

In managing a project or program, we start with an objective, work in the details, get buying, put together a schedule, and implement. Of course, that is a very simplified version of what happens in project and program management but…

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Operations And Project Management

December 10th, 2008 · 1,038 Comments

Operations and project management are, at the same time, very similar and distinctly different. In actuality, they feed off each other. Projects are undertaken to initiate support and enhance operations. Operations are what remain when projects are completed and they provide the continuous business that provides the need for project management.

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