
White Paper: Manage Risk, Don’t Let It Manage You!
by Vicki Wrona, PMP
Some experts have said that a strong risk management process can decrease problems on a project by as much as 80 or 90 percent. In combination with solid project management practices—having a well-defined scope, incorporating…

The Art of Teleworking
Now more than ever, being both physically and emotionally capable of working from your own home is incredibly useful.
Technology has brought us the ability to share ideas and documents at unbelievable speeds, start video calls with multiple…

Focus: The Key to Success
by Bill Flury
The “Ten Most Wanted” Cars
At the morning roll call the Indianapolis Chief of Police spoke to his patrol officers about his frustration with their inability to locate stolen cars. He held up the stolen car listing that…

White Paper: Yes, You Can Negotiate Project Constraints!
by Alan S. Koch, PMP, CSM, Certified ITIL Expert
What value is there in estimation when your sponsor has no interest in finding out what it will really take to do the project? The constraints have been chiseled in stone and we can’t change…

Avoiding Potholes: Demonstrations
by Bill Flury
The Demo No One Could See and Get
In February 2008, the director of
advertising for the Google-owned video service, YouTube, was unable to play a
single one of her videos during her presentation. Her speech began with a…

Leadership Lessons from the Left Seat: Recovery from Unusual Attitudes
by Frank Burroughs
Believe it or not the chapter title is also the title of one of the required elements of the FAA Practical (actual flying) exam. It isn’t about the pilot’s mood rather about the aircraft’s position relative to…