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4 Components of Business Alignment
If you’ve ever been to an air show in a major city, chances are that you’ve seen the Blue Angels perform. The Blue Angels are a flying aerobatic team. They fly six F/A-18 Hornet aircraft and perform maneuvers such as formation loops and barrel rolls. It amazes me that...
The Secret Sauce of Project Management: Beyond Art and Science
Brian Williams became the NBC Nightly News anchor in December of 2004. In February of 2015, he was suspended for six months for incorrectly claiming that he had been in a helicopter that came under fire in 2003. The incident created a firestorm of debate regarding...
Management By Criticism and Other Ways to Demotivate
I once worked for a manager that had very little positive to say. He criticized just about everything anyone ever did. The term "Good job" just wasn't in his vernacular. I wrote it off as just an oddity. I was fortunate enough to move on in my career to work for some...
Stakeholder Management for Project Managers
Case study – The stakeholder from hell Melvin was a project manager on a software development project. On a weekly basis, he reported status via a conference call with project stakeholders that were distributed around the world. The meeting was usually a formality....
Career Management Tips for Project Managers
Worried about your career? Afraid that you’re stuck in a career rut that you’ll never get out of? You’re not alone. Millions of project managers are out there feeling the same anxiety that you feel. Should I move on? Should I ask for more responsibility? Or should I...
Project Management Planning Considerations
My wife and friends ridiculed me a few years ago for using a Microsoft Project plan when we moved. But I got the last laugh. Every detail was covered and the move went smoothly. I’m also very organized. The hooks in my garage are labelled so that each garden tool is...