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SME Creep: When a Project Manager Slowly Loses
Authority to a Subject Matter Expert

By Darrell G. Stiffler, PMP: Subject matter experts (SMEs) are generally a very valuable asset to a project manager (PM). However, as a PM, you must be prudent in how much authority and control is given to or taken by a SME. Additionally,…
Managing Projects with Limited Authority
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Managing Projects with
Limited Authority

by Lana Boiko, PMP Perhaps the most common environment a typical project manager works in is a matrix organization.  Given this circumstance, a lot of project managers not only have no formal authority when it comes to our clients, but…
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Managing Meetings with Social Media

by Rob Zell: I imagine you could survey employees on any day in any company and they would tell you that meetings are the bane of their existence. Too often, meetings are conducted without an agenda or even an overarching purpose. Attendees…
PMO - How Do We Establish One?
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PMO – How Do We Establish One?

By Bruce Beer, PMP: Note: This is the fourth post in a series on PMOs. Read part 1 What is a PMO and What Does It Do?, part 2 PMO Business Value and Impact, or part 3 PMOs – Why Might I Need One?. In the previous three blogs in this…
Missing Dimensions of Project Management
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Missing Dimensions Of
Project Management?

By Dr. Gerald Mulenburg, PMP: Have we (meaning me, at least) been missing what project management is all about? One of my favorite ways of thinking about the complexity of project management has been to compare it to completing a puzzle…
Missing Dimensions of Project Management
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The PeopleSoft Project Post Mortem

by Kathy Martucci, PMP: Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final post in a series about implementing PeopleSoft projects. The other posts in this series are; Choosing PeopleSoft – Is it Right for Your Organization?, Initial Considerations…