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Interviews
Conversations on Project Management
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Unconstrained Change
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Janis Rizzuto
(September 1)
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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 Advice
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Projects@Work
(September 1)
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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.[more]
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Building the Agile-PM Bridge
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Projects@Work
(August 3)
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There is little correlation between the skills that make a traditional project manager successful and those an Agile leaders needs, says David Mantica, president of the American Society of Professional Education, which has trained more than 10,000 practitioners. Here, he discusses the challenges in transitioning to Agile, common misconceptions, and why certification is important in the real world.[more]
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A Day in the Life of...
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Projects@Work
(June 9)
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A veteran program manager shares his keys to success, including a detailed checklist that mirrors a typical day on the job, from managing email to holding team meetings to keeping stakeholders informed.[more]
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PM Conversations
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Kathleen Ryan O'Connor
(February 3)
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Challenge but don't penalize. Be positive, not naïve. Oh, and act like a snowplow. That's some advice to project managers from A.C. Fred Baker, who has been managing and mentoring in the project world for 35-plus years. Here, he reflects on his career and shares a couple pet peeves.[more]
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How's It Going, PMI?
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Aaron Smith
(October 14)
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PMI chief operating officer Mark Langley shares his thoughts on the turbulent economy, its impact on members, working with the Obama Administration, making Agile inroads, and what’s ahead for the world’s largest project management organization in 2010.[more]
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Because Things Go Wrong
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Kathleen Ryan O'Connor
(August 13)
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Don't spend too much time on upfront planning because, no matter how well you do it, you'll be wrong, insists new GlobalLogic chief technology officer Jim Walsh. Here, the ardent Agile advocate talks about winning the development race the right — and perhaps subversive — way.[more]
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Dysfunction Junction
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Kathleen Ryan O'Connor
(July 16)
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The future of too many organizations — and individuals, for that matter — seems to be set on "default." Change initiatives and process improvements come and go, but the underlying problems remain. Steve Zaffron says project leaders and teams can help rewrite the future together by understanding three fundamental laws of performance.[more]
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How Do You Woo?
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Kathleen Ryan O'Connor
(July 9)
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A veteran Belgium-based project manager and current learning specialist at IBM shares his experiences on major projects in China and France, as well as the challenges of securing executive buy-in and working with different cultures.[more]
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The Global PM
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Kathleen Ryan O'Connor
(June 11)
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From Hong Kong to Quebec, Cambodia to Memphis, project manager Saji Madapat has found career satisfaction and success through thinking big, reaching out and giving back. Here, he shares some hard-won lessons from the field, and explains why good project management will be indispensable for building a healthier global economic future.[more]
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