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5 reasons for business people to attend project managment training

Let’s be clear, I’m not asking business people to prepare for PMP or Prince2 or any other certification. I mean training on the basic skills, techniques and processes of project management. Continue reading

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Making decisions, the project manager’s challenge

Often the project manager is in the middle of a push and pull about decisions. Everyone wants to get started, but key decisions aren’t made. How do you keep everyone engaged when this is happening?

I find this one to be the most interesting challenge, and the one linked tightly to corporate culture. Continue reading

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PM as e-publisher

So, now I’m on the other side of the table from my comfort zone. As the business owner and partner I have to think about much more than just how to deliver. It’s what to deliver as well. Continue reading

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Novelist as Project Manager

The next series of posts will be about how I applied project management to writing a novel in 30 days. Think it’s crazy, project managment and creativity don’t mix? Well here’s how it starts. Continue reading

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