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2003
Most Cherished
Asset
PM Network, November 2003
What is a company's most cherished asset? If you don't
know the answer, you probably don't know where you
are going. This article answers this vital question.
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From Good
to Great
PM Network, October 2003
Project review workshops, described in this article,
are a great way to mentor project managers and their
teams. It is one of those defining tools that transitions
an organization from good to great.
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Leadership
Tips for Promoting Project Success
PM Network, August 2003
In my experience, most leaders have a credibility
gap in both preaching and practicing professional
behavior. This article offers a list of professional
behaviors to embrace that can help you be a more effective
leader.
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Is Your "Professional"
Behavior Respected?
PM Network, June 2003
In this article, I have collected project management-related
tips from among my favorite and most promising--many
learned too slowly and too painfully. Adopting one
can benefit your project; adopting many can benefit
your career.
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The Day After
PM Network, April 2003
This article discusses a powerful tool to help keep
your project on track: Reserve one day each week for
work and escalation meetings. The day that immediately
follows your project tracking meeting is best.
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Should You
Be Given a Project End Date?
PM Network, February 2003
Providing a target project end date almost always
demonstrates good business and good leadership. This
article discusses why this is a good practice.
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2002
Duties of
the Effective Project Sponsor
PM Network, December 2002
Every project should have a sponsor, someone who champions
the project from a business perspective and helps
to remove obstacles that might harm its overall success.
This article reveals a short list of the more significant
duties of a project sponsor.
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Fostering
Interpersonal Communications
PM Network, October 2002
The core principle underlying effective interpersonal
communications is the Golden Rule: "Treat others
as you would like to be treated." This article
presents a starter list of seven actions to adopt
to foster and improve effective communication among
project members.
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Inspect What
You Expect
PM Network, August 2002
As a general principle: Don't "trust" anyone.
Question everything. Assume nothing. It's not personal.
It's business. It's good business. How many times
must a project manager get drawn into this trap? Requiring
a trackable plan and routine progress reports demonstrates
good leadership.
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A Silver Bullet?
PM Network, June 2002
As close to a silver bullet I know is the power in
applying passion, boldness and focus to your duties.
This article discusses these points as well as the
assertion that it is not about the ability of those
around you to lead, it is about your ability to lead,
in spite of what is happening around you.
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1 + 1 + 1
= 2
PM Network, April 2002
Project members need extra time when working
across multiple projects. This article shows how project
members will be less productive than they would be
if they were singularly focused.
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Do Not Make
Long-Term Project Commitments!
PM Network, February 2002
Most of us have been taught that, at the beginning
of a project, we make commitments that carry us all
the way to the completion of a project. This article
reveals the weakness behind this thinking.
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