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Top Articles of 2014 #6-10

by Vicki Wrona, PMP Drumroll please! It’s that time of year again where we bring you our “Best Of” articles from the prior year. These articles are the most read articles of 2014 as determined by you, our readers. There were…
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BiZ-Risk: A Team Game
to Help Manage Risk

By Bill Flury You and your project team are probably pretty good at identifying the risks that you are likely to encounter. If you have some real pessimists on your team you may find that they can think up even the most unlikely risks you…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…