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Three pronged strategy for new project managers

By Amit Sarkar / March 8, 2010

This is the 1st of the three articles that discuss about strategies for new project managers to function effectively. The three steps are; understanding top ten reasons of a project failure and how to proactively plan to avoid them, how to have a solid communication plan and how to manage changes. The 1st article covers top ten reasons of a project failure and how to proactively plan in order to avoid them.

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What makes for a successful Project Manager?

By Lisa Winter / September 11, 2009

My esteemed colleague Natalie Udo’s post a few weeks ago, “What is a Project Manager?” started me thinking about what

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Creating a Culture of Appreciation – Thank you goes a long way

By Lisa Winter / September 7, 2009

As I was wracking my brain trying to think of interesting topics to write about for this week’s blogs, it

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A Tale of Three Cities – London, Toronto, and Redwood Shores

By Lisa Winter / June 11, 2009

It had all the earmarks of a disaster, a real career-sinker of a project. And here was my old friend

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Politics or influence?

By Alan Tsuda / May 13, 2009

The ability to influence people is a good skill for a project manager. Isn’t it?
Isn’t it our job as PMs to influence people on the project? To find ways to get our stakeholders onboard?

Could it be that one person’s influencing can be another’s political manipulation?

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Change Leadership and Trust

By Terrie Mui / April 14, 2009

Yesterday I covered 3 points for change leadership and project management: 1. You implement change everyday in your role as

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Coloring Outside the Lines

By ArLyne Diamond / November 28, 2008

In classrooms all over the world little children are taught the importance of coloring within the lines. Indeed, they are

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talking about risks

By Alan Tsuda / November 18, 2008

One often-used lament I hear on projects and in project management classes is, “No one here wants to deal with

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Whose time is it?

By Alan Tsuda / November 16, 2008

Global projects. Teams in five different time zones. Team members traveling. “We will meet again on the telcon at

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Stepping into Emotional Pressure

By Paul Konasewich / November 2, 2008

Originally posted on ConnectLeadership.com A key employee on my team says that he’s unhappy and wants to leave. Should I

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Multi-Tasking in Project Meetings

By Loyal Mealer / September 19, 2008

In my many years in the technology industry, I’ve spent thousands of hours in meetings, most of them as boring

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