To continue on the  tradition of last year’s top ten list focused on projects, I came up with a topic more focused on you – the project manager. So the category is the top ten signs you are not ready to be a project manager. Here we go…
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18 December 2012 3:04 pm
Letterman Top 10 Signs your are not ready to be a Project Manager
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12 December 2012 2:57 pm
Online shoppers can teach a thing or two to project managers
As we continue full force into the shopping holiday season, online shopping has become a dominant force to be reckoned with. Recently, I read an article that offered 7 tips to safe online shopping. The bottom line – online shopping has moved beyond the PC and now is being conducted over multiple mobile devices. Consequently, these different platforms raise multiple safety concerns around eCommerce and the sharing of sensitive information. With that being said, these new methods of shopping provide the benefit of convenience and increase of revenue for retailers, at the same time raising the possible danger of opening
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19 November 2012 9:39 am
Project Porsche 911: Where the rubber meets the road
Although the Porsche 911 will celebrate its 50th anniversary in a few months, it definitely doesn’t look its age! It is an absolute classic among sports cars and its timeless design never goes out of style.  In the world of Project Management, the Porsche 911 is certainly a flagship project.  According to German magazine “MotorKlassik” only 10 prototypes were built prior to its release in September 1963. This fact alone, is almost unbelievable, compared to today’s mass-production manufacturers who can burn through 100s of prototypes before a product launch.
12 October 2012 11:00 am
Managing Bottlenecks. Good Project Management is a lot like avoiding traffic
Living in one of Canada’s largest metropolitan areas, Montreal is infamous for its traffic jams caused by never ending construction and growing population. In a recent report it confirmed that the typical Montrealer that has a 30 minute commute loses 92 hours a year to traffic. The reality of this loss is astronomical impacting businesses, the environment and in some cases health issues that result from increased stressed levels and the broadened carbon footprint. Although strategies to mitigate traffic issues exist, similar to the project management world, it only takes one unexpected change of event to occur and you will
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15 June 2012 2:48 pm
41% of Projects Still Fail: Good project managers always plan for failure
Recently, Kickstarter an internet platform developed to assist entrepreneurs fund their projects by recruiting investors online, has confirmed the reality that after 17 years since the first Chaos Report was published, the knowledge of failure has done little to change the grim statistics associated with project success. According to a recent article, 41% of projects on Kickstarter fail.  So if projects are likely to fail, why bother planning for success in the first place?  Seasoned project leaders understand that project planning is more than developing a detailed Gantt Chart with accurate timelines and reasonable workloads.  Good project planning is as
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30 May 2012 4:05 pm
Project Team Unity: The power in numbers must not be underestimated
I recently read an article that a group of Kansas farmers grouped their efforts in negotiating remarkable lease pricing and terms of their many acres of land to Oil giants for potential drilling.  Interestingly enough, a group of 100+ farmers were able to drive the lease price up of their land by pooling their resources together and standing strong resulting in incredible returns in their agreement with their tough negotiators. It’s not atypical for big corporations to use their financial clout and size to bully the “common person” for their own financial gains. However, history has repeated itself more than
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17 April 2012 10:11 am
Working 9 to 5. What a way to manage projects!
Recently, Sheryl Sandberg Facebook’s COO publicly admitted to working a 9 to 5 schedule which for many is blasphemous in Technology circles. Although in the past she was reluctant to reveal her work schedule, in her recent announcement she attributes her well-balanced work and life schedule to her present day success. Even though she has incredible responsibility, it shows that and organized plan and schedule can go a very far way. In many ways, her ability to successfully execute on (one would imagine to be) an insurmountable amount of work in a 9 to 5 schedule is a true testament
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15 March 2012 12:35 pm
Genius Inside Summit Reveals that Social Media in PPM is not Child’s Play
Recently I was speaking with my six year old son about his friends and what they do for fun, when he brought up that a group of his buddies have the Nintendo 3DS. Still stuck in the age of Atari I was amazed when he told me that with this newer console you can play video games in 3-D (no glasses required) and that his friends (as he said) enter some code on to their devices to accept each other as “Friends” and communicate via “Texting.”  Is it possible!?! Social networking starts in first grade!?! Apparently it does.
27 February 2012 4:07 am
Today’s project management leadership needs to adapt to the changing workforce
In light of the Facebook’s recent IPO filing that confirms the maturation and societal changing reality of social networks, it is evident to me that we have crossed the chasm in which the way the current generation interacts with each other on both a personal and professional level.
Whether it is via Smart phones or a Tablet PCs, “virtual” interactions have become an integral part of sharing and delivering messages among different groups of people with similar interests. Facebook and its 875,000,000 members is a testament of how the world’s diverse communities has evolved into a global network all connected through
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15 February 2012 5:08 pm
Monitoring project costs. A penny saved is a penny earned. Or is it?
I recently read an article where it described the U.S. Mint’s challenge in producing pennies and nickels at a cost more than their actual value. In 2011 it cost the US Mint 2.4 Cents to produce a penny and 11.2 cents for every nickel produced. I guess the old adage “A penny saved is a penny earned” does not apply to the US Mint. Ironically, every penny has put the Mint 1.4 pennies in the hole.
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