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PM for the Masses
JANUARY 3, 2013
It’s been a while since you last heard from me, but I am happy to let you know that I have big plans for PM for the Masses for 2013. The post What will 2013 bring? Happy New Year! I can’t share yet what will happen, but I wanted to thank you for your continued support. The year will start […]. appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.
Deep Fried Brain
OCTOBER 29, 2013
PMI-ACP Lessons Learned: I'm pleased to inform you that I PASSED the PMI-ACP exam yesterday (Oct 28, 2013), couple weeks earlier than my original estimate. Passing any exam is a matter of. Agile Lessons Learned PMI-ACP
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Guerrilla Project Management
JULY 16, 2013
Here is how you break into Project Management: First, some unpleasant truths: Nobody hires an entry level PM or a Junior PM. These types of positions are given to internal employees who are trusted and only to lead projects that are not high visibility/high exposure. There is just too much risk for managers when they. Career Development Career in
Deep Fried Brain
OCTOBER 14, 2013
Updated for PMI-ACP Exam 2015: I wrote this blog post in Oct 2013 when I was preparing for the PMI-ACP exam. As I was going through process, I was collecting and documenting the list of study. Agile Contact Hours PMI-ACP Sample Questions
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Guerrilla Project Management
AUGUST 11, 2013
Cornelius Fichtner has helped nearly 25,000 students prepare for the PMP exam with The Project Management PrepCast and offers one of the best PMP exam simulators on the market. He recently developed The Agile PrepCast – a study tool that helps those who plan to take the PMI Agile Certified Practitioner Certification exam. In this.
Guerrilla Project Management
MARCH 3, 2013
Aaron Shenhar on how the next generation of project management will transform project management practitioners into strategic leaders focused on business results. Dr. Aaron Shenhar says that the Project Management profession is ready for the next generation in its evolution. Projects today are more complex, more uncertain, and faster changing than ever. Just meeting.
Guerrilla Project Management
FEBRUARY 14, 2013
Doug Walton, PhD., shares insights on how Organizational Change Management helps Cisco chart a course for continuous change in the fast-paced, competitive, and global high tech industry. How does an organization maintain its market leadership when its processes, technologies, and entire business model are changing at all levels, constantly, and continuously? Drawing upon years of. Doug Walton, PhD.,
Guerrilla Project Management
MARCH 13, 2013
Geoff Trickey, Managing Director of Psychological Consultancy Ltd, shares a framework for understanding Risk Personality Types and their impact on project decisions. Conventional risk management in projects has focused primarily on the nature of the risk itself and the methods to quantify and manage risks. The critical importance of the human nature of risk has.
Guerrilla Project Management
MARCH 2, 2013
Ricardo Vargas, director of the Project Management Practice Group at the United Nations, on project management at the U.N and the challenges of development and sustainable social change projects. Ricardo Vargas is the director of the Project Management Practice Group at the United Nations (U.N). His work at the U.N is focused on improving the. Ricardo Vargas, director of the Project Management Practice Group at the United Nations, on project management at the U.N
PM for the Masses
AUGUST 15, 2013
Hello everyone and welcome to episode 6 of the Project Management for the Masses Podcast! Today we will talk about risk management and the man who wrote the book on it, Mr. Carl Pritchard. On today’s episode we will talk about: What’s the PMBOK Guide? What is risk and risk management? Why take a methodological […]. The post 006 Risk Management and the Secret Sauce of Carl Pritchard appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.
PM for the Masses
JULY 11, 2013
I’m glad to bring you episode 2 of the PM for the Masses Podcast! Have you ever wondered what axiology is? Me neither. However, my guest today has convinced me that it is one the most powerful tools for one’s personal success. Being the Project Manager for a small company, I often felt like I […]. The post 002 Think Better and Use Your Strengths to Improve Your Weaknesses: Axiology with Traci Duez appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.
Deep Fried Brain
NOVEMBER 30, 2013
For anyone embarking on his/her journey toward the PMI-ACP exam, one of the first hurdle is to get the right study material. Unfortunately, there isn't an AgileBOK per se (a reference standard. Agile PMI-ACP Review
PM for the Masses
DECEMBER 1, 2013
Think about your to-do list. Is it paper-based? Is it on a computer application? Is it on your smartphone? Now imagine all the complaints you have about the system you are using. Think about all the “wouldn’t-it-be-nice-if” features that you wished your productivity system had. My guest today, Michael Sliwinski, did exactly that. Then he […].
Deep Fried Brain
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
Recently I passed my PMI-ACP exam. I had signed up for PMI Membership, which gave me access to PMI's eReads and Reference library, before the exam. This book (PMI-ACP Exam Prep: 1000+ PMI-ACP. Agile Books PMI Membership PMI-ACP Review Sample Questions
Guerrilla Project Management
MARCH 11, 2013
Author Lina Echeverría shares leadership insights from her new book “Idea Agent”, based on her vast experience assembling and nurturing cutting-edge innovation teams at Corning Incorporated. How do you lead highly creative professionals on your project without stifling them? How do you strike the right balance between creative freedom and management rigor that leads teams.
Guerrilla Project Management
NOVEMBER 26, 2013
KEY TAKEAWAYS A VMS implementation is only as clean as the data. The way you collect and organize your data can make or break your install. In order for an implementation to be successful, it may need to go in stages. Take full ownership of the elements assigned to your internal team. When your organization. Change Management System Integration
Guerrilla Project Management
NOVEMBER 10, 2013
I recently interviewed Dr. Barbara Trautlein, author of the book Change Intelligence: Use the Power of CQ to Lead Change that Sticks and the originator of the CQ®/Change Intelligence® System. Barbara explains how we can use the CQ model to diagnose our change intelligence and how it can help us leverage our personal change leadership. Change Management Podcasts
PM for the Masses
JULY 5, 2013
After months of planning and preparation, I am so thrilled to launch the PM for the Masses Podcast. The ribbon is officially cut! On this episode “zero” I introduce myself and tell you what this show is all about. I would love it if you would subscribe to the show in iTunes using this link. […]. The post PM for the Masses Podcast: Introduction appeared first on Project Management for the Masses.
Guerrilla Project Management
JUNE 14, 2013
I encourage Project Managers to use tools that are portable from project to project, from team to team, and from company to company. The common denominators are MS Project, MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Visio, MS SharePoint, and MS PowerPoint. I use a combination of MS Project and MS Excel for the project schedule. Tools & Techniques
Sudipta Lahiri
NOVEMBER 7, 2013
The Limited WIP Society Bangalore Chapter held its 2 nd Meetup at Pune on Oct 26. The session was hosted by BMC, India and their office. A group of about 25 Lean/Agile enthusiasts met on this Saturday morning. As in the last Meetup in Bangalore, the focus of this Meetup was also Agile Requirements and for the same reason – it is hard to establish flow and reduce cycle time when requirements are not independent, small or testable.
Wrike
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
A project kickoff meeting is a lot like tuning a music band before an important gig: set the wrong pitch and even Chopsticks might turn into a cacophony. The fact is, how you get started matters. In the case of a kickoff meeting, a couple of careless phrases can discourage and mislead your team. To help you avoid a sloppy project start caused by poor word choices, we dug in, asked around, and gathered a list of the top anti-favorites of all time.
Wrike
JUNE 10, 2013
“Failing to plan is planning to fail,” – some sources attribute this saying to Winston Churchill, while others refer to Benjamin Franklin, or Alan Lakein, author on time management. Whoever the author really was, his succinct wisdom could help many project managers avoid costly mistakes. It seems that there are many project teams who suffer from inaccurate plans and their consequences. In fact, this challenge ranked as no.3
Stepping Into Project Management
SEPTEMBER 25, 2013
Project management for me as with everyone else is all about managing projects. Obviously how projects are managed and how you want to reach your goal depends on how you look at it. Project management has always been a journey for me, where I have learned every single day from my work, from my team and from my mentors. It’s been more about people for me than managing work through tools.
Stepping Into Project Management
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, “It’s in the script.” If he says, “But what’s my motivation?” I say, “Your salary.” Alfred Hitchcock, filmmaker (1899–1980) Jim Collins talks about getting the right people in the bus in his book “Good to Great”. And we all agree- but how do you decide who are the right people? Hiring happens based on the core competency, but when you put them as part of the team, how do you know they will work out?
Stepping Into Project Management
DECEMBER 16, 2013
Originally published at Xebia Blog Organizations move into Agile because it sounds cool, team’s wants to transform and deliver more, have collaborative culture and make work fun. Very few actually look into the changes that will be required to bring in to make the transformation successful. The first resistance initiates with the need to change. Change means new learnings and probably more of un-learmings.
Wrike
MARCH 4, 2013
When you run a project, there are a lot of components that need to be managed together: information, people, time, as well as specific challenges and threats. Speaking of threats – even if you’re a seasoned professional with extensive experience, you’re never immune to the smaller or bigger dangers of project failure.
Sudipta Lahiri
AUGUST 25, 2013
The Limited WIP Society Bangalore Chapter held its 3 rd Meetup at Digite’s Bangalore office. A group of 20+ Lean/Agile enthusiasts met on Saturday morning at 10am. The focus of this Meetup was Agile Requirements. This topic was chosen because it is hard to establish flow and reduce cycle time when requirements do not follow the INVEST principle (Independent, Negotiable, Valuable, Estimable, Small and Testable).
Wrike
DECEMBER 19, 2013
Managing large teams means more challenges, especially with employees spread out across departments, cities, or even continents. There are a lot of things to keep in mind in order to avoid schedule conflicts. To help you track all the different variables (from national holidays to vacations and sick leaves) and even let you choose the day when your teams’ working week starts, we've introduced a new feature within Wrike’s Enterprise plan – custom calendars.
Wrike
JULY 30, 2013
Recently, I came across an interesting study by a well-known German university. It revealed that about 80% of successful ideas created in teams were born from informal conversations, both in co-located and virtual teams. It also stated that in R&D teams, almost 90% of conversations could be described as informal. So, informal communication doesn’t only have psychological value, but is an essential component of innovation.
Wrike
APRIL 17, 2013
Key Lime Interactive runs studies in usability and user experience optimization. Among the products they evaluate are eReaders, video games, mobile wallet solutions, and entertainment apps. The team usually runs multiple concurrent research projects while having many more in the pipeline. For their studies, they use several online research tools with licenses for a limited number of users. That’s why managing the availability of these tools has always been a critical issue.
Wrike
MARCH 12, 2013
Meet-ups with fellow project managers keep bringing up thought-provoking discussions and interesting ideas on how to maximize the efficiency of project teams. This time, I want to share some notes from the February dinner meeting of the PMI LA Chapter. After my presentation that focused on the ways of making distributed teams efficient, one of the most interesting questions that I heard from the audience was how to introduce a team to a granular work breakdown.
Wrike
APRIL 29, 2013
A typical day often includes an ongoing chain of small activities rather than one huge task. The more tasks there are, the trickier it might be to keep them all straight, so you need to organize them in such a way so that nothing gets forgotten. Wrike ’s Timeline and Workload views are great helpers for this issue. Today, we are happy to announce a great improvement to these tools: a super detailed zoom that lets you schedule small tasks with pinpoint accuracy.
Stepping Into Project Management
NOVEMBER 17, 2013
A lot has happened since my last post and I apologize for leaving without much notice and keeping the blog almost empty for months now. I have reached one of my major goals and it has taken a chunk of the time. Plus work keeps me really busy along with travelling. I have also started delivering training's and attending and presenting in seminars which takes separate time to prepare and deliver. To be honest its scary because the feedback is so immediate.
Wrike
MARCH 7, 2013
Learn how Wrike helped Crescent Sock Company double their efficiency by replacing as many as five other apps that they previously used for project management. Customer. Crescent Sock Company is the oldest operating hosiery mill in the United States with over a century of expertise in knitting socks. It’s a family-owned business, and some of its employees are following in the footsteps of their parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents.
Sudipta Lahiri
OCTOBER 24, 2013
I recently spoke at Symbiosis University on how WCM (World Class Manufacturing) thinking is being applied to the software industry. World Class Manufacturing [WCM] is the collective term for the most effective methodologies and techniques to realize the objectives of: A) Products of consistent high quality B) Delivery on Time of the desired quantity and C) Product at the lowest cost.
Stepping Into Project Management
DECEMBER 2, 2013
Last week I spoke in Agile Tour Hyderabad, traveled for work and came back home with fever and cold. 2 days later I was happily back at office though still sick. Loving what you do is the best way to keep yourself inspired. If you are into project management, read 6 things you should know about being one I think so much has been said about the fish philosophy already, there’s not really much to say about it.
Sudipta Lahiri
AUGUST 20, 2013
I did a webinar on how simulation models applied with Kanban systems could be used to improve the level of forecasting capability that Project Managers have today. You can see this webinar here… . Kanban Lean Agile ALM Project Management Forecasting Prediction Simulation
Wrike
JULY 10, 2013
Have you ever noticed how a good laugh at work improves the mood and team spirit, boosts your energy, and defuses tension? According to our survey with 2,000+ respondents from different industries, a good mood helps 56.9% of employees to be more efficient. Last week marked the release of a whole book devoted to the importance of fun and humor in project management.
Wrike
JANUARY 30, 2013
The first event on my 2013 speaking calendar was the dinner meeting at PMI Dallas Chapter. After the short holiday break, the new year quickly gained momentum. The topic of remote collaboration and its efficiency brought up a great discussion. The engagement of the audience is a clear sign of how many project managers face the challenge of dealing with mobile workforce today.
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