Fri.Aug 12, 2016

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Announcing Our Winner…

Rebel’s Guide to PM

Congratulations to Julian of Chicago, IL, USA! Julian won the latest giveaway, which was to win a copy of my new book, Collaboration Tools for Project Managers. There will be another giveaway along soon and I still have some fantastic books to get out of my office and shipped off to you guys, so watch out for that! You'll also like: Book Bundle Giveaway: Announcing The Winner Lori from in Texas is the lucky winner of a bundle of management books including Bridging the Business Project Divide, on

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Life or Laptop

The Lazy Project Manager

In my bestselling book ‘The Lazy Project Manager [1] ’ I have one chapter entitled ‘Breathe Normally’ where I describe the following situation: You are on yet another flight, either to or from your latest project engagement, somewhere in the world. Maybe you have been lucky, maybe the flight is on time and you know your luggage is safely stored in the overhead locker, you are not seated in the middle seat between two sumo wrestlers with body odour and this flight does offer complimentary in-flig

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What We’re Reading: Winning Teams and Working Smarter

LiquidPlanner

This weekend marks a big milestone from the whole team here at LiquidPlanner – we’re gearing up to introduce a cool new product that we think will help small teams do big things. Check back in on the blog this Monday to find out! To celebrate and get inspired, here are some stories about teamwork and working smarter that we hope helps you achieve great things. 5 Attributes All Winning Teams Share – Entrepreneur.com. 8 Creative Onboarding Practices That Take Employees Outside – Fast Company

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The Problems with Schedules

Herding Cats

Here's an article, recently referenced by a #NoEstimates twitter post. The headline is deceiving, the article DOES NOT suggest we don't need deadline, but that deadlines without credible assessment of their credibility are the source of many problems on large program. The Core Problem with Project Success. There are many core Root Causes of program problems.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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Try something!

Musings on Project Management

"It is common sense to take a method and try it. If it fails, admit frankly and try another. But above all, try something." FDR "Try something!" Franklin Roosevelt said. In the scope of leadership styles, on many difficult and uncertain occasions, he was the supreme delegator. And, he was imprecise. In his broad-stroke envisioning, he was famous for his tolerance for ambiguity.