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Project manager to the rescue

How many of you have found yourself facing the challenge of being too busy to complete anything, or know a project manager who has? It feels like you have a million tasks to do and your list of priorities changes by the minute. Your stakeholders are on your back, the pressure is mounting and that light at the end of the tunnel is fading fast.

July 14, 2011

Logically built project schedules

The great divide between people who plan logically and those that just plug in dates just got a whole lot wider with the release of MS Project 2010. The cause—Manually Scheduled task mode.

July 7, 2011

Review: Work Smarter: Live Better—Cyril Peupion

Time management, the art of working effectively and efficiently, is a life and death issue for project managers.

May 17, 2011

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How healthy is your project?

From stress to hygiene, fitness to triage, here are some ways to help keep your project healthy. Is your project due for a check up?

May 9, 2011

Disaster management for project managers

Disasters, emergencies, crises—call them what you will, but there’s no doubt adverse situations need their own special treatment. If you think a disaster situation would be the perfect fit for a project manager looking for the thrill of a high pressure role, perhaps it would be wise to take a look at what disaster management […]

March 17, 2011

Planning for new and complex projects

How project delivery could be improved, if only project managers knew the value of project planning.

February 25, 2011

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