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The “Four Core” of Business Analysis

by Kathy Martucci, PMP It’s crunch time. User Acceptance Testing, the task that finally rallies all the functional resources (come on, you know it’s mostly true), is underway. The team is now reacting furiously to all the “defects”…
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More on Talent Management:
Developing Competency Models

By Edward J. Williams, MAEd, MHRM, MBA In a previous article, Business Strategy: Talent Management, I identified several components involved in employing a talent management strategy. This time, I would like to expand on one of those components:…
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Is There a Metaphor for
Project Management?

by Dr. Gerald Mulenburg, PMP In reading some metaphors that describe leadership, I began to think of metaphors I’ve seen for project management and wonder whether any really capture the essence of what happens in projects. Sports metaphors…
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How To Better Manage Resources:
See Fred Shrink Overtime

by Bill Flury What’s the Problem with Fred? There are some people for whom 24 hour days seem to be too short. They can’t get done all the things they have to do or should be doing within the time available. They work hard and long,…
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Channeling Socrates:
From Instruction to Interview

by Darlene Frederick It’s hard to imagine that we might find wisdom for organizational development in the methods of a Greek philosopher and educator who practiced in 400 B.C. Surely, centuries of evolution in the understanding of human…
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Questions: The Problem and The Solution
Part 3 of “Is Your Question an Invitation,
a Request or a Weapon?”

by Karen Smith, MBA, PMP In part 1 and part 2 of this series, we looked at the value of asking questions, why questions are not asked and how to facilitate a more inquisitive and innovative culture in your organization. In this third and…