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Its my opinion that great Leaders need to be able to rely on their peers and reports and feel comfortable delegating to them so the project doesn’t exist in a silo…

by Dave Wakeman

It’s easy to assume that the people we work with have the same viewpoint as we do about the projects we’re working on and the jobs we’re doing.

That’s often not the case. In every instance, people are going to see the project differently …

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I tend to think that PMP certification forces a focus on the technical side of project management, and doesn’t necessarily delve deeply in to the soft skills aspect of the discipline.  Do you consider yourself a Technical, Holistic, or Hybrid manager?

By Conrado Morlan

“Hybrid” is commonly used in biology to designate the offspring of two plants or animals of different species or varieties. For example, a mule is the hybrid of a donkey and a horse.

But the word has also been adopted in different contexts. Perhaps when you he…

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by Kevin Korterud

I always enjoy hearing about the early careers of the project managers I meet. In almost every conversation, the subject turns to when they were team members being led by a highly capable senior project manager who provided guidance in starting up, executing …

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I’m finding that project management in our organization is evolving into work flow management, as well.  How is the “next-gen” PMO evolving in your workplace?

The Next-Gen PMO by Jen Skrabak, PfMP, PMP

Project management offices (PMOs) have gained wide acceptance thanks to their ability to ensure the success of projects and programs. More than 80 percent of organizations have PMOs.

But, there is still some confusion with PMOs, as the “P” in PMO can refer…

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Very interesting perspective on knowledge sharing and communication techniques. How do you leverage technology to facilitate knowledge sharing?

Knowledge Is Creative

by Lynda Bourne

In my last post, Information Is Subjective, I outlined the way data is gathered and transformed into information by the subjective application of personal knowledge. Now, let’s look at how knowledge is created and shared (the gold connections in the diagram above).

Pe…

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by Dave Wakeman

I try to start each post with some sort of hypothesis. In some cases, the hypothesis is clear to me, and, hopefully, you. Other times, however, the hypothesis doesn’t become clear until I’m done writing.

This month, I’m on the side of a clear hypothesis …

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By Christian Bisson, PMP

Machine learning is one of today’s hottest tech topics.

It’s essentially a type of artificial intelligence (AI) in which you give your software the ability to “learn” based on data. For example, you probably notice how YouTube, Netflix, Amazon a…

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by Lynda Bourne

Knowledge is organic, adaptive and created—it exists in the minds of people. A person’s store of knowledge is built from their life experiences, their observations, and their formal and informal learning. Consequently, what one person knows will be different to wha…

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I don’t have a classic project management background, so I spend a lot of time thinking about ways non-traditional project managers can offer up great ideas to people with more traditional backgrounds.

Sometimes I find that easy.

Sometimes I find that rather difficult.

I a…

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I don’t have a classic project management background, so I spend a lot of time thinking about ways non-traditional project managers can offer up great ideas to people with more traditional backgrounds.

Sometimes I find that easy.

Sometimes I find that rather difficult.

I a…

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