The MBA Oath
October 31, 2009
You may have heard of a Harvard University initiative to get MBAs to sign up to an oath on responsible value creation. I found it via Mike Clayton's blog.Here it is;THE MBA OATHAs a manager, my purpose is to serve the greater good by bringing people... Read more...
DOE Office of Project Assessment
October 31, 2009
The US Department of Energy has project management resources that are generally applicable to a variety of domains and contexts.The DOE Office of Project Assessment is the entry point for many things "project."The DOE Series O 413 is an overarching... Read more...
Conference Review – Mighty Muse at Newport, RI
October 31, 2009
This past week, I had a chance to check out the MUSE Conference in Newport, RI. This conference is one of the gems of Healthcare IT. Previously, my experience for Healthcare IT educational opportunities has been the yearly HIMSS conference,… Read More →
Weekend Break – 141 Free Music Albums at Amazon
October 31, 2009
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Agile Projects and Project Management
October 31, 2009
Craig Brown posted this video, as other will certainty do in the agile communityFrom the Cognitive Edge.The point of emergence (for social activities) is very important. Our firm is "emerging" to the next level of revenue and processes that... Read more...
PM War Stories #32 – Best Practices in Managing Limited Funds and Competing Stakeholders in Large Projects
October 30, 2009
Download PMW_0032_Competing_Projects.mp3 (20.2 MB) Capital projects provide some of the best examples of some of the most complex stakeholder relationships and portfolios that project managers can face. The sheer magnitude of capital projects pushes... Read more...
The Flip Side of the Softer Side of Managing Projects and the People That Work Them
October 30, 2009
Several Blog posts this week speak to the softer side of project management, leadership of projects, and guiding the staff of a project. Eugion's PM Workshop Blog has several good posts around this topic. His blog has been improving with every post since... Read more...
How much time should I spend managing this project?
October 30, 2009
I was lucky enough to get several good questions on the art of accidental project management over in Newport, RI this week. The first of which is above. How much time should I anticipate to spend managing this project? In... Read More →
ARQ – How much time should I spend managing this project?
October 30, 2009
I was lucky enough to get several good questions on the art of accidental project management over in Newport, RI this week. The first of which is above. How much time should I anticipate to spend managing this project? In... Read More →
10/30/09 Tip of the Week: Myopic Project Management: Tip 4 – Welcome new ideas.
October 30, 2009
Any idea to improve the way in which projects are managed should be welcomed. That doesn't mean that all new ideas will be adopted. But, having an open mind to new approaches, techniques, and organizational unique "best practices" will contribute to creating... Read more...