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ProjectSteps Has a New Look

I'm going to Atlanta, GA at the end of the week to attend the annual PMI (Project Management Institute) North American Global Congress. I always look forward to attending this event and this year is no different. If you are a PMP (Project Management... Read more...

Working With Difficult People #01

One of the biggest workplace challenges for many of us is our relationships with others.  When I ask my workshop participants what are their biggest emotional intelligence challenges, most responses relate to dealing with difficult people. ... Read more...

PM War Stories #1 - The Art of Project Management

Download PMW_0001_Art_of_PM.mp3 (17.4MB) Welcome to our first broadcast of Project Management War Stories.  In an effort to serve our community of project management practitioners, we have developed a podcast to create a forum in which like minded professionals... Read more...

PM War Stories #2 – Project Portfolio Management: Balancing short term gains versus long term success

Download PMW_0002_PPM.mp3 (17.5MB) Project Managers often face the reality of choosing between doing something that will provide quick, easy results and something that will produce long-term success but require significant time and planning.  It’s... Read more...

PM War Stories #3 – What Separates Success from Failure in Project Management

Download PMW_0003_SuccessFailure.mp3 (18.2MB) There are many theories in terms of what separates success and failure in project management.  However, the one common denominator in all theories is the human factor.  Projects are driven by people, and... Read more...

PM War Stories #4 – New Product Development: Customer Impact on Projects

Download PMW_0004_NPD_Client.mp3 (17.2MB) New Product Development projects often focus on the successful creation of a product that will be well received by their intended audiences.  What many project managers learn quickly is that finding that perfect... Read more...

PM War Stories #5 – Creating a PMO: Coping with Risks and Uncertainties of Project Management (Part One)

Download PMW_0005_PMRisk_Part1.mp3 (12.5MB) Risks and uncertainties are inherent to all projects.  It is for this very reason that there is an entire discipline devoted to Risk Management for project managers.  Successful project managers recognize... Read more...

PM War Stories #6 – Creating a PMO: Coping with Risks and Uncertainties of Project Management (Part Two)

Download PMW_0006_PMRisk_Part2.mp3 (12.8MB) Part one of our August show brought to light the realities project managers face when coping with risks and uncertainties in their projects.  This episode will examine the consequences of both carefully managing... Read more...

The four pillars of IT Service Management

What does ITSM require? I propose these four pillars: 1. A service-focused view of IT. This means that the end service as the customer experiences it is paramount. Not the server, not the network, not the database, not the software - no more finger-pointing.... Read more...

PM Humor: Signs that your project might be off the rails

I came across a post by Daniel B Markham over at What To Fix that project managers might find humorous: Is Your Project Off-The-Rails? It's written from a developers perspecitve, but still contains amusements for PMs: Signs that your project might be... Read more...

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