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Countdown to Project Conference

January 17, 2006

We are just a bit more than 12 hours away from the start of the Project Conference. This is definitely the coming out party for Project 12 ... though this year's conference also includes some great Project 2003 sessions and a number of sessions focused... Read more...

01/16/06 Tip of the Week. Managing PMO Processes: Tip 4 - People oriented processes.

January 16, 2006

People oriented processes anticipate and help with people’s challenges and constraints and free them up to do what they do best on projects such as thinking, planing, and doing. The best processes don’t create extra work, rather they streamline... Read more...

Managing a megaservice - Keep it simple!

January 15, 2006

In a Conversation with Phil Smoot, product unit manager in Microsoft’s MSN division, Phil discusses large-scale megaservice Hotmail. BF Here’s the ultimate open-ended question: If you were to talk to someone who was about to walk into a situation... Read more...

Another site on Program Management Skills

January 15, 2006

Chris Sells, a Program Manager in the Distributed Systems Group at Microsoft, has an excellent site on Program Management skills. Definitely a must-read. I'm interested in comparing my PM cheat sheet to his skill number 4: Getting Things Done.  Read More →

01/09/06 Tip of the Week. Managing PMO Processes: Tip 3 - Flexibility within structure.

January 9, 2006

Some people believe that project management processes are by nature rigid and inflexible. This can often be a result of implementing a “one shoe fits all sizes” methodology. However, PMO processes that provide workflows scalable to project... Read more...

Alan Greenspan: IT Matters

January 7, 2006

Greenspan has spoken previously on this subject; here are some reflections from October 2005: …innovative technologies, especially information technologies, have contributed critically to enhanced flexibility. A quarter-century ago, for example, companies... Read more...

01/02/06 Tip of the Week. Tip 2 - Think processes, tools, and collaboration.

January 2, 2006

There are those in the Project Portfolio Management (PPM) vendor community that say their product has everything you need to manage a PMO. While PPM tools can be very helpful to a PMO, also required are processes that are scalable to project type and... Read more...

What is a Practical Program Manager?

January 2, 2006

Anyone unfamiliar to the role of a program manager is instantly confronted with this question, and it's no surprise they end up at Microsoft's excellent overview. Many have worked with program manager's and are very familiar with the role, so you... Read more...

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