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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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Archive for December, 2009
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New Year Thoughts!
Posted on December 23, 2009 | 1 CommentTweet Since the start of the current economic downturn we have spoken to and placed many people who were looking for a “safe port in the storm” or as we... -
What makes a Good Project Manager?
Posted on December 22, 2009 | No CommentsTweet What are your Top 3 Competencies that make you effective in your role as a Project Professional? Is it planning and organisation skills or is it understanding the organisation... -
Monday Morning Links – Xmas & Benchmark Report Edition
Posted on December 21, 2009 | No CommentsTweet We won’t dilly too long here, as we know you’ve got overly tedious things to plan, exceptionally crowded places with literally no parking space left to go, people to... -
PBR 2009 into PMBR 2010
Posted on December 18, 2009 | No CommentsTweet So the Pre-Budget Report last week confirmed that the Government will stick to planned levels of overall departmental spending in 2010-11! Great news for some in the short term... -
Guest Blogger Previews Predictions for 2010
Posted on December 17, 2009 | No CommentsTweet I arranged to meet a friend in a local coffee shop. He was late and sent a text message saying he was held up in traffic. While waiting, I... -
Final minute Christmas learning in London
Posted on December 16, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Maven Training, the programme and project management training specialists, have a free Christmas training briefing (complete with mince pies!) on Monday 21st December in Central London. Focused on project... -
Do project managers talk about project failure? #pmot
Posted on December 15, 2009 | 4 CommentsTweet Much has been reported about how many projects fail* and the reasons why projects fail and that got me thinking – when was the last time you met a... -
Monday Morning Links – Project Management Benchmark Survey Edition
Posted on December 14, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Editor’s Note: Today’s a big day for Arras People, seeing as we’ve launched the fifth annual Project Management Benchmark Survey. We happily hand over the majority of the content... -
Book Review – Public-Sector Project Management #pmot
Posted on December 11, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Author: David Wirick Length: 288 pages Publisher: John Wiley & Sons When I first picked up this book for the review and started reading my first thoughts were not... -
Last Tipoffs Release for 2009 is T-minus 7 Days
Posted on December 10, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Project Management Tipoffs, the renowned project management newsletter from Arras People, will publish its December 2009 edition next Thursday, the final edition for the calendar year. You can look... -
Significant Weaknesses in Commercial Skills & Expertise
Posted on December 9, 2009 | No CommentsTweet £200billion Government Projects at Risk Projects, like businesses, often fail because they are not properly managed, and concern is growing over the lack of experienced project managers with the... -
Monday Morning Links – 7th December
Posted on December 7, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Back again, refreshed from a week off with the family. Naturally, I started thinking about projects. On my week off. But I digress. Something summed it all up the... -
17 Working Days of December
Posted on December 4, 2009 | No CommentsTweet The seventeen working days of December are not just a busy time of year for Santa and his Elves (they may have 23 if we include weekends) but also... -
What Is Your Risk Management Philosophy II #pmot
Posted on December 3, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet In the November issue of Project Management Tipoffs, we at Arras People invited our readers to provide us with some inspired words with regards to their individual philosophy about risk... -
Project Management Learnings and Musings
Posted on December 2, 2009 | No CommentsTweet Last week was a busy old week for project management events and learnings. Last Monday I went along to ESI’s Centre of Excellence seminar which is a group they... -
Twittering about projects
Posted on December 1, 2009 | 2 CommentsTweet Unless you’ve been down a mineshaft for the last few months you will have heard about Twitter, the social networking site.It’s a good experience for project managers or those...
