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Red Is Not a Problem As Long As It Is the Truth

By Vicki Wrona, PMP: I was recently working at the world’s largest software developer when one of the managers made a statement that really stuck with me. We were talking about reporting and she said, “Red is not a problem as long…
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Failing Forward: Seeing Problems as Opportunities

By Vicki Wrona, PMP: We’re all familiar with setbacks or failure. If you don’t have any setbacks, then you’re not stretching yourself, are you? However, rather than putting the negative connotation that we tend to place on failing,…
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Learning Longevity: Manager as the Student

By Rob Zell: How do we increase the longevity of a learning solution? In Part 1 of this series, I challenged the learning organization to examine some basics in their processes and create more effective solutions. In Part 2 of this series…
Getting to Know You – Project Stakeholder Management
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Getting to Know You –
Project Stakeholder Management

By Kathy Martucci, PMP: You’d swear that you and your team are doing everything possible to create buy-in, communicate to and assist your stakeholders.  Your stakeholders think you ignore them, hide things and hinder their progress.…
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The Thrill is Gone:
Motivation on Projects

by Craig Covello, PMP: You may be too young to remember a blues song entitled, “The Thrill Is Gone.” It was written in 1951 by Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins, and later popularized by blues guitarist legend B.B. King in 1970. Allow…
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Keeping Your Project on Scope

by Bruce Beer, PMP: Note: This is part 3 of a 3-part series. The first in this series of Keeping on Track blogs dealt with how to keep your project on track with regard to time, the second dealt with how to stay within budget, this…