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Paper vs. Electronic: Using the Brain’s
Preference to Work for You

By Vicki Wrona, PMP As I was flipping through a Scientific American magazine (yes, the paper version), I was intrigued by an article titled Why the Brain Prefers Paper1 exploring the results of studies on how the brain processes information…
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Global Project Management:
Avoiding Last Minute Surprises

by Lana Boiko, PMP It is a very special thrill to manage complex global initiatives and projects. Doing so gives you a sense of excitement, novelty, pride and accomplishment. It raises your awareness of all of those important global differences:…
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Control Your Project
Using the OODA Loop

by Vicki Wrona, PMP: I recently learned about a tool called the OODA loop. While the tool itself was created based on military fighter pilot observations and is now often used to train law enforcement, it has applications for use in business…
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Pull vs Push Leader –
Are You Doing Both?

By Vicki Wrona, PMP Often in project management classes we teach the concept of situational leadership, which suggests that you should adjust your leadership style based on the readiness level of the person or group you are leading. That…
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To Me, Everything’s a Project.
How About You?

By Vicki Wrona, PMP I was recently talking to a teaming agreement partner and they said to me, “You’re a project manager. To you, everything’s a project.” Interesting. I’m also a business owner. The combination of business owner…
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Finding Our Stakeholders’ REAL Needs

By Vicki Wrona, PMP An important tenet in management or project management is to understand and meet your stakeholders’ needs, including your boss, customers, other management, etc. How is it best to do that? There is (or at least was)…