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Failure Is Not an Option… Well, Sometimes

By Craig Covello, PMP I think it’s fair to say that most project participants are interested in doing a good job. Money is certainly a motivational factor, but many of us also value the concepts of personal integrity, commitment and reputation.…
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The Twilight Zone of
Shadow Project Management

By Craig Covello, PMP: During the course of my long career as an IT project manager, there have been a few times when circumstance and opportunity translated into a strange role that could be accurately described as “Shadow Project Management”. …
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Top REWIND Articles of 2019 #1-5

These gems are a little older than their shiny top-ranking 2019 counterparts, but they were unearthed by so many resourceful new readers last year that they became just as popular. The lessons contained within are as useful now as the day they…
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Top 10 Rewind Articles of 2018

In our last post, we wrapped up our “Best of 2018” series of articles. These are the most-read new articles of the year as determined by the wisest of people: readers like yourself! But it wasn't just the shiny new articles…
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Top 5 Rewind Articles of 2017

In our last post, we wrapped up our “Best of 2017” series of articles. These are the most-read articles of the year as determined by wise readers like yourself. In 2017, several articles from previous years (which we lovingly refer…
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It’s a Question of Motivation

By Craig Covello, PMP: You may remember a little movie titled “Office Space” made back in 1999 starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston and David Herman.  Livingston plays Peter Gibbons, an employee of Initech who dreads his job. …