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5 reasons to K.I.S.S.
An old colleague of mine once told me “K.I.S.S.!!!”, as in “Keep It Simple Stupid“: one of the best advice I ever got, and here is why: 1. People will jump onboard Whether it’s using your documents or...
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IT projects: The challenges of documentation
To complement a previous article on 7 tips for well documented projects, here is a more in-depth view on challenges we face with documentation and how we can face them head-on. Laziness with updates...
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5 types of phonies to clear away from your projects
When you are looking for someone to add to your team or you have somebody “forced” into it, you want to make sure that you can depend on that person. Although some will hide very well the fact that...
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PMP certification quick tips to prepare
For those who want to dive into the PMP exam and feel like they don’t know where to start once they applied, here are some quick tips to help guide you: Avoid setting your exam date too quick This may...
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Back off! 3 things to consider when pressuring team members
In project management, we often (maybe too often) have to work with tight schedules, surprises, scope creep, etc. What happens, especially when less experienced, is that we become stressed, and will...
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Is collaboration important for PM tools of today?
I am certain that each domain of work have their different say on this, which I’m still curious to find out about from others, but this article is going to be from an IT point of view. So is...
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What’s a PMO?
PMO stands for Project Management Office. Since it’s objective & responsibilities vary from company to company, it is not necessarily easy to understand what it is. So what is it? The typical...
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5 tips when resources disappear
Resources come and go, whether it’s just for a day when you need to get work done for tomorrow, or a week because people are switched to another project, or permanently because they leave the company,...
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5 tips to delegate appropriately
Delegating is a skill that can be a very important part of your role, or it can simply be useful when you need help. Regardless, there is different ways to do it, and here are some tips to do it …...
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4 ways processes can prevent efficiency
When working in teams, especially as the team is bigger, processes are what guides everyone, and helps everyone work together towards the same goal. But have you ever felt as if the processes in place...
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5 tips for proper time tracking
A while back, I wrote an article that gave several reasons to track time for your personal gain. In this article, I’m referring to the whole team’s time, and want to concentrate on the effect it has on...
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5 tips to handoff your project to someone else
Leaving on vacation and need someone to take care of your project? Want to make sure you come back and it’s not wrecked? It all begins with how you handoff your project; the more you guide your...
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4 tips to avoid building a house without a hammer
IT projects have the particularity of having us work with nothing ‘physical’; this opens a whole new world of advantages and disadvantages. One disadvantage is the illusion of not needing proper tools...
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Project management trend: Collaboration
There are several trends in project management that will only get stronger in 2014 (resource management, distributed teams, cloud, agile, etc.), but one that I particularly thrive to bring forward is...
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Risk management in a nutshell
Risk management is often overlooked, or done unofficially. Some practice it scarcely without even knowing that’s what they are doing. So some clarification is always good in those circumstances. Risk...
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To lead, or to manage?
This is far from being a new subject, the comparison between manager and leader is something that’s been discussed for quite a while now. Still, here below is my personal comparison/preference: Manager...
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Is collaboration important for PM tools of today?
I am certain that each domain of work have their different say on this, which I’m still curious to find out about from others, but this article is going to be from an IT point of view. So is...
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Is collaboration important for PM tools of today?
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4 ways processes can prevent efficiency
When working in teams, especially as the team is bigger, processes are what guides everyone, and helps everyone work together towards the same goal. But have you ever felt as if the processes in place...
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