Posted by Robert Kelly in Robert Kelly: Kelly Project Solutions on 11. Nov, 2011 | No Comments
Prior to starting KPS, Robert successfully led complex, enterprise projects for over a dozen years at companies including Morgan Stanley, Credit Suisse, Lenovo and Red Hat. Typical initiatives have included deploying new technologies/platforms, developing new products/services, and re-engineering business processes. Throughout his career, Robert has experienced Project/Program Management implemented differently at every single firm he worked with. This exposure to such diverse practices has provided the skill to identify problems in a clients environment, as well an exceptional opportunity to develop a core set of best practices for project/program success.
Read More »Posted by Josh Nankivel in Josh Nankivel: PM Student Blog on 30. Aug, 2011 | No Comments
Josh is principal of pmStudent and a coach for new and aspiring project managers. Josh is a working project manager, and has been managing projects in Computing, Financial Services, Telecommunications, and Aerospace for over a decade. Josh’s educational background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Project Management and he is PMP certified. He uses his experience and love of teaching to empower people to get started and get ahead in their project management careers. He lives in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA with his wife and 3 sons.
Read More »Posted by Elizabeth Harrin in Elizabeth Harrin: A Girl's Guide to Project Management Blog on 23. Jan, 2011 | No Comments
Elizabeth Harrin is a portfolio manager living and working in London, UK. She spent eight years working in financial services (including two based in Paris, France), before moving into healthcare. Elizabeth is a PRINCE2 and MSP Practitioner, and holds the ITIL Foundation certificate.
Read More »Posted by Raechel Logan in Raechel Logan: The Team Member Advocate on 08. Jan, 2011 | No Comments
Having worked at various levels on a number of different teams in her life, Raechel chooses to write as The Team Member Advocate on the AtTask Blog. Teams are an integral part of how things get done in the world of project and work management and often it’s the individual contributor who is closest to the work and understands it the best. Raechel’s blog aims to give that person a voice; because without the team members, there is no team.
Read More »Posted by Geoff Crane in Geoff Crane: The Papercut PM Blog on 05. Jan, 2011 | No Comments
An ex-big-bank project manager, Geoff got tired of the stress of big projects and wanted to spend more time with family. “Project management has been around for a long time,” says Geoff, “but for every one company that’s project management ‘aware,’ there’s thousands of companies that aren’t. My goal on
Read More »Posted by Raechel Logan in Ty Kiisel: Strategic Project Management on 05. Jan, 2011 | No Comments
As an “accidental” project manager Ty writes about project management for AtTask. He makes the concepts and best practices of managing projects accessible to both expert and novice project professional by weaving personal experiences, historical references and other anecdotes into daily discussions around effective leadership approaches that maximize the effectiveness
Read More »Posted by Derek Huether in Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog on 05. Jan, 2011 | No Comments
Drinker of Copious amounts of coffee. Thinker of what makes sense. User of Agile and Kanban. Writer of an upcoming book. Talker of all topics. As a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and skilled Scrum Master, Derek mentors up-and-coming PMs for industry certification along with practical demonstrations of Agile Scrum.
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Posted by Derek Huether in Blogs, Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog
I am back from the PMI Global Congress in Vancouver, British Columbia. My lack of fancy pants went pretty much unnoticed. I brought plenty of energy (and coffee) to my…
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Continue Reading »Posted by Raechel Logan in Blogs, Raechel Logan: The Team Member Advocate
This morning I sent out the following tweet: I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard people voice their frustrations about how badly their IT project management processes suck because every project is just as painful as the last. … Continue reading →
Continue Reading »Posted by Derek Huether in Blogs, Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog
There isn’t a week that goes by that I don’t hear some awesome quote or analogy. I put as many as I can into my mental back pocket, hoping for…
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I want to thank everyone for coming out to the PMI Washington D.C. Project Management Symposium. It was a great crowd. The ballroom was full and I was told there…
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Continue Reading »Posted by Raechel Logan in Blogs, Raechel Logan: The Team Member Advocate
Flying cars. Robots. Hoverboards. Teleportation. I don’t think I’m the only one who grew up thinking that by the time the 2000′s finally got here, technology would be so advanced that the world would be run by robots, humans would … Continue reading →
Continue Reading »Posted by Deanne Earle in Blogs, Deanne Earle: Change Through Action Blog
‘Change’ is bandied about so much and comes with such baggage is it any wonder people get shivers down their spine at the first hint of it. Yet change is everywhere. So why does it have such negative connotations and why is it so difficult? …
Continue Reading »Posted by Josh Nankivel in Blogs, Josh Nankivel: PM Student Blog
If you have already put in the time to study for your PMP Exam and it’s getting closer to the exam date, a PMP Simulator or set of practice exams may be in order. This comes late in my recommended process for studying for the PMP Exam because I think it’s important for you to
Continue Reading »Posted by Derek Huether in Blogs, Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog
Regardless of your organization and goals, everyone is trying to do things better. I commonly hear about management asking its people to do more faster, often with less. One major mistake…
Continue Reading »Posted by Raechel Logan in Podcasts
Episode 38: Interviews with Tom Cox and Dale Richards [ 1:13:01 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadProject management experts, Tom Cox and Dale Richards, discuss how conflict within a project team is not necessarily a bad thing and how to manage difficult personalities.
Continue Reading »Posted by Derek Huether in Blogs, Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog
Regardless of where I coach or teach, there is always someone who approaches me and says something like, “Agile is great for software projects but what about projects that aren’t…
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