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World Bank – China Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) Project
I was really interested to read about the World Bank’s recent US$5m Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant to fund a Chinese Government assessment of the country’s emerging “climate mitigation and...
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Quality – challenging the Project Management triple constraint
In this post, I want to challenge the traditional Project Management triple constraint (time, cost, scope) and use Quality to extend the model into the realm of customer satisfaction. We all know and...
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Making collaboration work for your team
Making collaboration work for your team Collaboration is a complex beast and of itself, doesn’t lend itself easily to a team environment. It requires discipline, passion, hard work and a willingness...
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Avoiding the Dreaded “Quick Win Paradox”
Project leaders across the globe know the value of a quick win – it gives stakeholders confidence, allows the leader to assert him/herself, helps build momentum across the team and provides the...
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Brainstorming – unleashing your team’s creative mojo
I recently wrote about the value of establishing a collaborative team environment as a platform from which to encourage your team’s creativity. I am really interested in taking the discussion...
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Top 5 behaviors of the best Project Leaders
Top 5 Behaviors of Project Leaders There’s no question about it…while we know that there are no guarantees, choosing the right Project Leader dramatically increases the chances of a successful change...
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PMP Exam Preparation – 2013 Changes for PMBOK® 5th Edition (Guest Post)
This is a guest post from Seamus Collins, the founder and owner of Velopi, based in Cork, Ireland and providing Project Management training and consultancy services. I want to take a moment to thank...
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“What Does Project Management Mean To Me?”
I was recently moonlighting on a film set late one evening and took a random phone call from a guy that I had never spoken to before – a senior manager in the company to whom I am delivering a large,...
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Beating the “Curse of the Project Leader”– Unlocking Your Hidden Time!
We all know the Curse of the Project Leader – it seems that no matter how hard we try, despite all our best intentions, we NEVER seem to get through all the things that matter…Status Reports,...
View ArticleMega-Projects – The Australian Challenge
I’m so excited to be participating in the second Project Management Flash Blog (#PMFlashBlog), organised by the remarkable Mark Phillipy, author and host of the Sensible Project Manager. The theme for...
View Article5 Things You Didn’t Learn For the PMP Exam
Studying for the Project Management Institute PMP certification is a worthy goal – but it doesn’t teach you everything you need to know – it provides knowledge without real-life context. Here are 5...
View ArticleYour WBS. The Coolest Guy At The Bar.
The Work Breakdown Structure is terribly misunderstood. Spend some time getting to know it better and you will have a fabulous new friend to help shape your project conversations. Friday night at the...
View ArticleDoes Your Project Plan Make Sense?
How do you approach project planning? Are you one of those Project Managers who fuss and fret over your plan, agonising over every date, dependency and resource load? Do you hold back…refusing to lock...
View ArticleRisk Management? Let’s Be Positive!
Here’s a question. When someone says Risk Management, what happens to you? Does your stomach start rumbling? Do your eyes glaze over and well up in tears? We spend so much time treating thinking of...
View ArticleFive Things You Didn’t Learn For the PMP Exam
I shared coffee recently with a colleague and was so happy to hear that he had passed his Project Management Institute PMP exam. This was a huge achievement for him and I felt really happy for him. He...
View ArticleWork Breakdown Structure. The Coolest Guy At The Bar.
Friday night drinks at the local pub. The Business Case is propping up the bar, wondering why no one ever believes anything he tries to say. The Project Management Plan is holding court at the corner...
View Article“10 Ways to Market Your Project”
I recently had the pleasure of watching a recording of Elizabeth Harrin’s presentation “10 Ways to Market Your Project” from PMXPO 2015. If you are familiar with Elizabeth’s work, it will be no...
View ArticleYou’re Ready To Lead a Project Team?
It started simply. Joe had been called into the Portfolio Manager’s office first thing in the morning – and immediately offered a cup of tea. “Tea?” he thought to himself. “Hang on…I barely speak to...
View ArticleProject Leadership vs. Management
This post is a short primer for the inaugural APAC #PMChat on 18th July 2017 (10.00PM USA/New York) / 19th July 2017 (12.00PM Australia/Melbourne, Sydney), where we will be adding a slightly different...
View ArticleMega-Project Management. Opportunities and Challenges.
This post is a short primer for the APAC #PMChat on 25th July 2017 (10.00PM US Eastern) / 26th July 2017 (12.00PM Australia (Sydney, Melbourne), where we will be discussing mega-projects and the...
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