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10 Tips on How to Lead a Global Virtual Team 

A question from a reader: I have really enjoyed reading you blog and have found it to be extremely useful. I am now in a difficult position as my management ... team have asked for guidance either through information or strategies on how to successfully manage a virtual team. Many of the management team...   [More...] [Less...]

How to Shave Costs With Precision 

By Curt Finch CRM Buyer Part of the ECT News Network 01/02/09 4:00 AM PT The pressure to cut costs is everywhere these days, but wholesale slashing ... is not often the best route. It's best to use a scalpel rather than a chainsaw, writes Curt Finch, CEO of Journyx. The best way to know where to cut is...   [More...] [Less...]

New data identifies key challenges to successful project management 

New data identifies key challenges to successful project management Managing complex projects, responding to change and prioritising projects within a ... programme or portfolio are among the most pressing issues for executives and technical professionals, according to new data from ESI International. ...   [More...] [Less...]

Gartner Highlights the Nine Most Contentious IT Issues for the Next Two Years 

ORLANDO, Fla.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--During the next two years, IT ’ s greatest opportunity to significantly improve overall enterprise operational performance ... will unfold from resolving the nine most contentious issues, according to Gartner, Inc. “ Growing global economic instability is putting increasing...   [More...] [Less...]

Managing an Outsourced Project - what are the issues? 

I have 30 years of experience as a Software Development Director and Project Manager. I obtained my PMP Certification in 2005 and love to mentor others ... in the Project Management discipline.   [More...] [Less...]

Product management vs. Project management 

If you want to be a bad product manager, confuse product management with project management . The words are so close because the two concepts are so similar. ... Product managers should manage projects since they need to ensure that the projects get done. They’re both management roles (right?) so the skills...   [More...] [Less...]

What is Green PM? 

Ever since the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development was signed during the 1992 Earth Summit, a lot of attention has been given to the importance ... of sustainable development. Four years after the Rio declaration, the International Organization for Standardization established ISO 1400 to address...   [More...] [Less...]

Why a Project/Program Manager with a PMP accreditation 

How Management Metrics Doom IT Projects 

How Management Metrics Doom IT Projects A new report from Forrester Research explains how IT project management metrics influence perceptions of failure ... and describes four specific measures project management offices can take to increase the perception of project success. Comments that include profanity...   [More...] [Less...]

Change Management Best Practices 

Organizational change provides the opportunity for organizations to build more focused, disciplined, and mature businesses. This opportunity comes with ... significant financial risk if changes are not planned and managed proactively. Change management is primarily concerned with how to understand, engage,...   [More...] [Less...]