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Survey

May 16, 2008

Ten questions, ten minutes. An Master in Business Administration (MBA) student at Bucks New University is looking for people with experience of project management and the project management of information systems projects as part of her dissertation.... Read more...

Carnival of project management #20

May 15, 2008

Yep, it’s the 20th Project Management Carnival. If you want to be in on this landmark edition, then get your submissions in via the BlogCarnival submissions page by 23 May. Read More →

The Garden Project

May 12, 2008

I have a garden again. Last summer I was between homes. The summer before that I managed to get a few runner beans out of a pot in the courtyard of my Paris flat. But I’m pretty sure that the constant smoking from my neighbors stunted the plant’s... Read more...

Meet PMI in Malta

May 7, 2008

The Project Management Institute (PMI), is the world’s leading member association for the project management profession, but it hasn’t really got the reach of PRINCE2 as a standard approach in the UK. Not yet, anyway. PMI over here is growing,... Read more...

LiquidPlanner: new version available!

May 5, 2008

I saw a demo of the latest version of LiquidPlanner, the project management scheduling and collaboration tool, on Tuesday. It’s now been released – and it’s still in the Beta testing phase so it’s still free! Jason Carlson took me, a life-long... Read more...

Carnival of project management #19

April 29, 2008

Welcome to the April 28, 2008 edition of carnival of project management. Yes, it’s a day late. Sorry about that. This is a new blog for me: the Semi-Charmed Wife presents Leadership: Part 1 posted at Semi-Charmed Wife, saying, “This post... Read more...

Cross-border reading list

April 28, 2008

Enjoyed the series on managing international projects? Here is some further reading that you might like: Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers, Anthony Mersino (Amacom, 2007) Polyglot Dictionary of Project Management Terms, John Bartlett (PMToday.co.uk) Managing... Read more...

Working smarter, not harder

April 23, 2008

Did you know that an individual typically works overtime in a year equating to not being paid until 22 February? That’s nearly two months of ‘free’ work we give our employers because overtime is unpaid. As project managers, we are generally... Read more...

Tackling the issues of cross-border projects

April 21, 2008

This is the last in a 3-part series about managing cross-cultural and international teams. Missed the earlier posts? Read the first bit here, and the second bit here. The biggest issues for international projects are cultural understanding and communication.... Read more...

Consultation on positive discrimination

April 17, 2008

Kingsley Napley sends the womenintechnology.co.uk network a quarterly update on employment law, with a focus on how it impacts women in the workplace. One particular item stood out this quarter: a consultation has kicked off about whether or not to repeal... Read more...