Entries by vwrona

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Project Management is Not
Rocket Science! Or is it?

by Dr. Gerald Mulenburg, PMP Processes, Requirements, and Reviews. Three things that NASA does well that you should also be doing. Project management has always seemed to me to be such a simple concept: identify what needs to be done, determine what it will take to do it, and then just do it. That is, […]

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Business Analysis Approach:
Planning for Success

by Kathy Martucci, PMP “Business Analysis is the practice of enabling change in an organizational context, by defining needs and recommending solutions that deliver value to stakeholders. The Business Analyst is an agent of change. Business Analysis is a disciplined approach for introducing and managing change to organizations, whether they are for-profit businesses, governments, or […]

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How Do You Translate
Vague-Specific Language?

By Bill Flury A deadline is approaching. You are checking your project schedule and see that John’s task is due to be finished a week from today. You catch up with John and the following conversation ensues: You: “John, your task is due next Wednesday. When will you be done?’ John: “Shortly” You, “Are you […]

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What? So What? What If? Now What?

By Darlene Frederick They say that experience is the best teacher. In fact, the favored concept of the moment in corporate learning is 70:20:10, with its heavy preference for experiential learning. Commonly interpreted as “learning by doing,” it implies that expertise develops simply as a passive consequence of activity. But why do some profit more […]

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Setting Priorities: Saying Yes to
Something is Saying No
to Something Else

By Vicki Wrona, PMP Whether I am working with new or seasoned employees or managers, I often see a misunderstanding of the consequences of saying “yes”. As Stever Robbins said in one of his Quick and Dirty Tips, “Saying no has real consequences. Saying yes does, too. We’re often way too scared of the consequences […]