The Art of the Stop for the Entrepreneur
In this post/article, Glen discusses some initial thoughts on the true Art of the Stop and what project management can teach the Lean Startup movement.
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Project Planning Tips: 5 Tips For Project Sponsors
Being a project sponsor is an important task especially during the project planning phase. In this article, I share 5 tips to help you get the most out of your time as a sponsor.
Project Planning For Sponsors: Why You Need To Be Involved
No one ever seems to bother telling the project sponsor why they need to be involved in the project or what their responsibility is. And yet, the project sponsor is a critical role. In this article, you’ll discover a primer on the role of project sponsor and why it is so important.
5 Tips For Promoting Innovative Thinking
Innovation is a critical success factor in today’s changing world. But how can you encourage innovation? In this article you’ll discover five tips to help your organization promote innovation.
What is the difference between a contractor and an employee: Who gets paid for what
Revisiting the issue of what to pay a contractor and an hourly employee. In this case, the article is discussing who gets paid for
A Response to “I Can’t Keep Programmers Around”
A common complaint amongst IT management is that they can’t keep staff. When investigated it is often the result of the same mistakes. In this article, I respond to an article in a magazine about this
How to Document Your Project Plan: Who Should be on Your Project?
One of the most critical questions that needs to be answered is “Who should be on the project team?” In this 3 slide presentation you’ll discover the six roles you need on every project you run.
Innovation, Business and You
Innovation and technology are often improperly linked. Innovation is the product of creativity and implementation not technology. These two videos from March 2011 TEDxWaterloo exemplify and illustrate that fact.
What is a Project Manager and how to hire one effectively
Many advertisements for project managers seem to be guaranteed to attract the wrong person. In this blog article, you’ll discover how to identify what really matters to the role.
Innovation Defined: Change, Vectored Change, Improvement and Innovation
We live in a world of constant change. A world where it sometimes seems as if, like the White Queen, you must run constantly in order to stay in the same place.