26 October 2010 3:21 pm

Project Analytics: “It is the Real Thingâ€

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One of the biggest challenges in the project management world is for professionals in the field to prove the value project management can deliver to the organizations they serve.  The reality is most organizations have a very difficult time evaluating and assessing the project management activities their project teams and leaders are delivering.  Are these project activities impacting the bottom line?  If so, what contribution are they having on the overall success of an organization?  Most of the difficulties of project team and activity assessment stems from the fact that the majority of organizations have poor visibility and analytics into  

1 October 2010 1:49 pm

What Project Managers and Business Leaders Can Learn From Branch Rickey

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With the baseball’s playoff season fast approaching, it is worth a moment to consider how the best get to be the best.  It’s no accident.
Most people know (Wesley) Branch Rickey, the legendary baseball manager and general manager being most known for helping break the color barrier in baseball back in 1940’s, when as General Manager for the Brooklyn Dodgers he signed Jackie Robinson who ultimately became the first African American to play professional major league baseball.
What many do not know is one of his other contributions to baseball, and something that should be well studied, especially in the business world.Â