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Takes of the Unexpected: “Stop Spending”

April 29, 2008

The brainstorming session was going full tilt; the CEO was participating on one of the teams, and they were considering the question “What should we stop doing”?  It’s a sneaky, consultant-style question, and to give credit where... Read more...

LiquidPlanner: Move over Microsoft Project?

April 2, 2008

I’ve been holding off writing a review of LiquidPlanner, a project management tool that is destined for greatness.  The reason is that, although they had already implemented a paradigm shifting solution, it had a flaw... Read more...

LiquidPlanner: Move over Microsoft Project?

April 2, 2008

I’ve been holding off writing a review of LiquidPlanner, a project management tool that is destined for greatness.  The reason is that, although they had already implemented a paradigm shifting solution, it had a flaw... Read more...

Shift Happens - revisited, with sources

March 18, 2008

My last blog post was a video titled “Shift Happens”, and I asked for feedback about the sources –  many thanks to everybody for their responses.  It turns out that the video was updated in June 07 (see... Read more...

Shift Happens

March 10, 2008

I don’t know the source of this information, but it’s plausible and thought provoking…if you know where it came from, please leave a comment! — Philip GreenwoodTags: Strategic+Information  Read More →

Are you looking for an inspiring project?

February 23, 2008

Let’s say you’re a great Project Leader…you know how to do it!  You grok it!  And you’re asking yourself the question: “What shall I do next?” You know it’s going to be big and you know it’s... Read more...

SmartDraw and Project Management

February 20, 2008

Recently the kind people at SmartDraw asked me whether I’d like to review their software – and since it’s one of the things we do here, the answer is “yes please”.  I haven’t done it yet, but their tool looks... Read more...

Have you read it?

February 6, 2008

Have you read “7 Secrets of Project Leadership” yet?  It’s free, and you can get it at www.realprojectleadership.com ! — Philip GreenwoodTags: 7+secrets, Project+Leadership  Read More →

Falling (back) in Love with the Future

February 6, 2008

I don’t know when I lost it, but I think I lost my way.  Somehow I lost my love of the future.  I became content to just be neophilic – to love the new.  If I was to put a date on it, I would say that some time in 2001, I stopped... Read more...

Complexity Blindness

January 10, 2008

Is the idea of using different strategies for different levels of complexity new to you?  On reflection, I've had remarkably few conversations with clients about complexity-based approaches to projects over the last 20 years. The idea itself is... Read more...

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