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De-stress Your Holiday with Our Tips and
Budgeting Tool

by Karen Smith, MBA, PMP Editor's Note: This post contains a link to a holiday budget tool and another to an infographic. Take advantage of these free resources. The holidays are nearly here. I suspect this isn’t shocking news as…
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Treat the Symptoms and the Cause

by Rob Zell I recently prepped for and took the exam to receive an SPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources) certification. Much of the background called for HR professionals performing a needs analysis prior to taking action. Strategically…
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Can Project Portfolio Management
Succeed Without a Project
Management Office?

By Kathy Martucci, PMP The answer is “NO” according to Kendall and Rollins, who co-wrote Advanced Project Portfolio Management and the PMO: Multiplying ROI at Warp Speed. They state: "Without a PMO, it becomes every function for…
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Why Questions Are Avoided, and How to
Change That: Is Your Question an
Invitation, a Request or a Weapon? Part 2

by Karen Smith, MBA, PMP In part 1 of this series we explored how the power of questions – your questions – can either make or break your career. In this article, we’ll examine why questions are not asked, and how to create a culture…
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Overcoming Organizational Obstacles to
Unlock the Value of Project Management
Parts 4 and 5: Unrealistic Expectations
and Micro-Managers

by Vicki Wrona, PMP This is the last post in our series on unlocking the value of project management. In our previous three posts we examined three cultural obstacles that can throw a wrench in the best laid plans of the most accomplished…
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Can We Talk? The Value of Structured
Dialogue as a Learning Strategy

by Darlene Frederick Early in her long and fabled career, comedian Joan Rivers immortalized the phrase, “Can we talk?” as her signature gag line. The phrase served as a punctuation mark, usually to one of Rivers’ always spicy, sometimes…