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Lost in Translation
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Aligning strategic goals with day-to-day operations is a challenge for all organizations. In small-to-medium enterprises where middle management is often focused on operational activities, support can come in the form of a strategic management office, responsible for translating and integrating the hypothetical into coherent business projects executable on the “shop floor.” [8:30]
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 CXO Corner
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Sainath Nagarajan, PMP,
(August 16)
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Features
SPEAK NOW — OR FOREVER RISK YOUR PROJECTS
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Josephy Grenny
(August 25, 2010)
It can be difficult to have an open discussion about problems on a project — for reasons that range from workplace politics to personal communication styles. No wonder, many project leaders and team members are uncomfortable with raising red flags that could challenge the perceptions (or wishful thinking) of their sponsors and bosses. Here are 10 tips to help you breakdown the barriers and start those crucial conversations that just might save the project.
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Interviews
UNCONSTRAINED CHANGE
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Janis Rizzuto
(September 1, 2010)
Project managers face resistance on a daily basis. Change management guru Rick Maurer spoke with Projects@Work about how resistance leads to the high failure rate of major change initiatives, and what can be done to overcome the all-too-familiar struggle to move forward.
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Agile
AGILE ADVICE
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Projects@Work
(September 1, 2010)
Why use Agile methods? What are the biggest adoption challenges? In what environments does Agile succeed and fail? Two Agile advocates provide some answers that can help others making the transition to Agile.
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Team Talk
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
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James Bain
(September 1, 2010)
More and more projects span different locations, time zones, even cultures. It only makes the project manager’s job more challenging. To succeed on such projects, you must learn how to improve your interactions with remote team members. Here are six suggestions.
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Reviews/Roundups
THE PM’S IPAD
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Will Kelly
(August 24, 2010)
Are you considering using the iPad for project management activities? Here are some useful observations from the field, along with a selection of project management applications already available for the new device.
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