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- Dan Strayer: Quite so, Alan. Patrick has shown himself to be thorough and complete in his assessment, which you have to love and admire. We look...
- Alan: That is quite an all encompassing book review, the length of a small book in itself.
- kamal: Dan, I like your perspective and predictions – intuition is more what I would call it since this is driven by your experiences and...
- Ceska: Though I found some topics were over simplifed I found the book spot on. Many of the ideas expessed in the book I could closely relate to as...
- Dan Strayer: Thanks for commenting Lindsay and Donna! Donna, it’s nice to know that you’re not alone, I can say with resolve. A...
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- Dan Strayer: It’s a good rule of thumb, Lindsay. Jack becomes a dull boy rather easily without some semblance of a real-time, real-life...
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Archive for November, 2009
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Commercial Awareness for Project Managers
Posted on November 30, 2009 | No CommentsTweet How many of us would take on the management of an IT project without a basic understanding of technology? I am guessing not many, yet we are quite happy... -
What IS Your Risk Management Philosophy?
Posted on November 27, 2009 | No CommentsTweet If the content in the headline doesn’t stop you in your tracks, it will definitely do so when inserted into the content of a job interview question instead. When... -
Programme Management Office (PMO) in the NHS
Posted on November 26, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet I found an interesting article on Camden PCT establishing a Programme Management Office (PMO) and realising the benefits of having programme management specialist run NHS projects. It appears that... -
Break in the Chain
Posted on November 25, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet No matter how much we stress communication, there will always be a breakdown or two somewhere in the process. Despite the sometimes dire consequences, we accept that humans make... -
Sending out an S.O.S.
Posted on November 24, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Back in the days when I edited a sports page for a daily newspaper in the U.S. of A., I’d print off the final template of pages I was... -
Monday Morning Links – 23rd November
Posted on November 23, 2009 | No CommentsTweet (Not So) Cliche Quote of the Week: Books had instant replay long before televised sports. Bern Williams With the reactions worldwide of the absolute hosing the Republic of Ireland’s... -
Book Review – The Lazy Project Manager
Posted on November 20, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet Author: Peter Taylor, available through Amazon See details on how to win this book below It is extremely unusual for me to pick up a ‘management book’ involuntarily. I... -
NHS Employers: ‘We must attract, retain and develop talent’ #pmot
Posted on November 19, 2009 | No CommentsTweet ‘Talent management refers to the process of developing and integrating new workers, developing and retaining current workers, and attracting highly skilled workers to work for your company’. Some people... -
Still think green project management is a fad? #pmot
Posted on November 18, 2009 | No CommentsTweet That’s because you might not be looking at it with your “opportunity eyes” wide open! Last week I went along to present at a North West eGovernment Group (NWeGG)... -
Recent Graduate/Student Project Management Visit
Posted on November 17, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Last week, Arras People presented to the students at the University of East London. Most of the students are studying MSc Project Management and Arras People were invited along... -
Monday Morning Links – 16th November #pmot
Posted on November 16, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Cliche Quote of the Week… Boy, I got vision, and the rest of the world wears bifocals. - Butch to Sundance, “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid”, 1969 I... -
Q&A – Assessment Testing Format To Your Benefit
Posted on November 13, 2009 | No CommentsTweet “I can’t make sense of a company e-mailing me an assessment test to do on my own time. Why wouldn’t they want me to do this in an office... -
REC Survey: Employment Hopes Stand Temporary
Posted on November 12, 2009 | No CommentsTweet A survey released by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (better known as the REC, who was assisted by Market Shape Ltd and Cordoba Services) in August 2009 provides some... -
Nothing like deadlines to make things happen!!!!!
Posted on November 11, 2009 | No CommentsTweet The last few weeks have been some of the busiest in the NHS Project management world, specifically with a flurry of activity surrounding the National Programme for I.T. We... -
Running checks…. it’s easier than you think
Posted on November 10, 2009 | No CommentsTweet This week I’ve been recruiting for a contract Project Support Officer role, as part of the requirements I’m checking people out not only for their ability to do the... -
Monday Morning Links – 9th November
Posted on November 9, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet Cliche Quote of the Week… Come together right now over me The Beatles, “Come Together” Only the most important day in project management across the entirety of the universe,... -
The Lowdown on Job Assessment Centres
Posted on November 6, 2009 | No CommentsTweet If you’ve watched ‘The Apprentice’ or entertainment-oriented shows featuring judging panels, you might think you have a passing idea of what an assessment centre is all about. Really, you... -
Happy Project Management Day!
Posted on November 5, 2009 | 3 CommentsTweet Today is the International Project Management Day (IPM Day), the 6th year its been celebrated. Today is the day that all Project Managers should be getting a pat on... -
Applications – and what they tell us about you
Posted on November 4, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Everyone recognizes that we are currently experiencing a tough market. Feedback from candidates, reinforced by our own experiences, is that clients’ expectations are raised. I therefore find it unbelievable... -
Project Management Speed Mentoring
Posted on November 3, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Last Wednesday night I went along to a North West Branch Meeting of the APM (Association for Project Management) for a Speed Mentoring evening. The night was hosted by... -
Monday Morning Links – 2nd November
Posted on November 2, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Oh, Lisa! You and your stories! “Dad, Bart is a vampire.” “Beer kills brain cells.” Now, let’s get back to that… building thingy… where our beds and T.V… is....
