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Some Basic Truths About Uncertainty

By Dr. Gerald Mulenburg, PMP: A major difficulty of project management is dealing with the inherent uncertainty involved. There are no perfect project plans, and there is little rationale for expending the time and resources needed to…
Planning for Your Organization's PeopleSoft Implementation
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Planning for Your Organization’s
PeopleSoft Implementation

By Kathy Martucci, PMP: Editor’s note: This is the third post in a series about implementing PeopleSoft projects. The second post on initial considerations for PeopleSoft implementations can be found here. It’s no accident that…
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It’s Better to Have 80% on
Time Than 100% Too Late

By Vicki Wrona, PMP: I was working with a group of people recently and one of them said, “It’s better to have 80% on time than 100% too late.” I love that statement.  Let’s explore that today. A life lesson in college When…
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Reality Check, the Unspoken Role of the Project Manager

By Craig Covello, PMP: I’m sure it’s been quite a while since many of us who have earned PMP certification actually studied the PMBOK in preparation for the exam.  It is not surprising, then, that we move forward in our careers as…
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PMOs: Business Value and Impact of PMOs

By Bruce Beer, PMP: Note: This is Part 2 in a series on Project Management Offices. Part 1, What is a PMO and What Does it Do? can be found here. In Part 1 of this series, I outlined what a PMO is and what a PMO can or should do. Now…
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Taking an Artistic Approach:
Increasing Your Creativity in
Business Communications

By Rob Zell: I had a boss once who loved to draw on the white board. It became something of a joke on his team, that at the beginning of a meeting we would hide the dry erase markers before he came into the room. It never stopped him;…