Who Can be a Good PM?

by | May 31, 2011 | PM Careers

Organizations embarking on a path of adopting project management have to think about the type of role that the project manager will play. The decision is often not a clear cut one where things such as organizational structure, processes, and culture have to be taken...

Culture and Project Management

by | May 30, 2011 | PM Practice

During last Saturday’s book launch for Sidestep Complexity in Amman one of the participants asked an interesting question.  He asked “do the principles you outlined in your book apply to organizations regardless of geographic location or regional...

Broken Promises in Project Management

by | May 29, 2011 | PM Practice

While success on projects can be measured from a variety of perspectives, one of the most important aspects is that of honoring commitments.  Whether we are looking at it from the project manager’s perspective as related to his/her commitment to the sponsor, the...

That Perfect Interview Question

by | May 28, 2011 | PM Careers

I read an article a few days ago that listed the top 25 weirdest interview questions that applicants encountered on that job interview (http://t.co/DA9Ktjl). I found myself laughing at some of the questions like “If you were shrunk to the size of a pencil and...

What Can we Learn from Training Dogs?

by | May 27, 2011 | PM Practice

John Bradshaw, the author of a new book titled Dog Sense (a book focused on understanding dog behavior) was on a show a few days ago explaining how the military is using working dogs to help in missions and counter terrorism.  One of the very fascinating insights into...