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 Raechel Logan in Blogs, Raechel Logan: The Team Member Advocate
There’s a fairly well known quote by H. Gordon Selfridge about the difference between a boss and a leader that goes like this: “The boss drives people; the leader coaches them. The boss depends on authority; the leader on good … Continue reading →
Continue Reading »Posted by Derek Huether in Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog
My friend and colleague Sameer Bendre and myself are currently serving as Co-Product Owners for the PMI Community of Practice (CoP) blog. Like any challenge I accept, I like to eat…
Continue Reading »Posted by Raechel Logan in Ty Kiisel: Strategic Project Management
After a long travel day yesterday, I’m home from a wonderful visit to London. It was a great experience presenting at the Gartner event about the value of democratizing the way we manage work. After attending the conference, one thing is very clear: th…
Continue Reading »Posted by Raechel Logan in Ty Kiisel: Strategic Project Management
On January 20, 1961, immediately after taking the oath of office, John F. Kennedy gave his innagural address as the youngest man to ever be elected President of the United States. Of the nearly fourteen-minute long speech, probably the most famous line…
Continue Reading »Posted by Elizabeth Harrin in Elizabeth Harrin: A Girl's Guide to Project Management Blog
Initiating a project is where it all starts in PRINCE2. This is the phase where you start working out who is going to do what. You also put in place all the required elements to make sure the project goes smoothly. The Initiating a Project process is designed to “establish
Continue Reading »Posted by Derek Huether in Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog
My family and I recently went to Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios. My wife was extra excited because it was going to be “Star Wars” weekend at…
Continue Reading »Posted by Raechel Logan in Ty Kiisel: Strategic Project Management
The Keynote presentation I attended this morning at the Gartner PPM Summit with futurist Anne Skare Nielsen was very inspiring. Nielsen’s presentation,"The Era of Constructive Visions Has Begun—Are You Coming?" was spot on. Her message …
Continue Reading »Posted by Raechel Logan in Podcasts
Listen to a great PM MInute with Heather Stagl and fascinating interview with Consultant Dr. Sam Kaner. Click HERE to listen.
Continue Reading »Posted by Raechel Logan in Ty Kiisel: Strategic Project Management
I’m not a big fan of flying.It’s not that I’m claustrophobic or afraid the plane will crash into the ocean, but the romance of air travel has disappeared for me and it somehow feels like I’m sitting in a big bus with way too much time to think (Will th…
Continue Reading »Posted by Derek Huether in Derek Huether: The Critical Path Blog
While I was at the recent Agile Leadership Network (ALN) event earlier this month, Dave Nicolette presented a talk on metrics. I’ll admit, I’m fascinated by metrics. I remember working on the…
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