meetings – Silicon Valley Project Management

Meaningless Meetings

(This article is part of a series originally published in Japan by ALC Press English Journal, and is written in […]

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

By Loyal Mealer / October 20, 2008

One of the most useful things I have learned leading teams is that pictures are a very effective way to

By Loyal Mealer / September 16, 2008

In part one of this series I talked about the problems with speakerphones in virtual teams. In this installment, I’ll

By Ainsley Nies / June 27, 2008

I see no point in reinventing the wheel: I prefer to accessorize! So to make the most of what I’ve

He decides to set up an “action learning” session to solve schedule issues. By focusing on the solution rather than

By Randall Englund / February 23, 2008

The applause was thundering as the magician completed his performance. Proman A. Jecgert had hired the magician to help celebrate

By Ed Gaeta / February 7, 2008

Recently I looked at my calendar and caught myself saying “Sweeeet only 4 hours of meetings today”. That’s when I

By Michele Jackman / October 8, 2007

Read this week’s blogs and SAVE at least 3 project days a year of time wasted: This week’s blogs help

Communication is pretty much the only means we have of leading effectively as project managers. While listening is a big

It seems to me that too many High Tech companies have become so bureaucratic that the processes and meetings and