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Quote – John Wooden

“It is what you learn after you know it all [...]

Getting Back on Track

Collect: Grab everything that needs your attention. Whether you use David Allen’s mind sweep or you prefer a list format, go through your messages, e-mail, missed actions, etc. and capture all the items that require some action. Meet: Sit down with co-workers. This is the people version of collecting. Find out what was managed was you were [...]

General Douglas MacArthur’s Principles of Leadership

Do I heckle my subordinates or strengthen and encourage them? Do I use moral courage in getting rid of subordinates who have proven themselves beyond doubt to be unfit? Have I done all in my power by encouragement, incentive and spur to salvage the weak and erring? Do I know by NAME and CHARACTER [...]

Unbreakable Rules for Project-based Work

Know what you are doing: Make sure there is a project plan. Know why you are doing it: Make sure the objective is clearly defined. Be prudent, honest, and prepared: Few organizations have limitless budgets, prudence, honesty and common sense are critical. Plan to your strenghts: Make sure you have the right team for the project. Know how to navigate: [...]

Metrics

It is possible to measure virtually any activity in the program, but if the measurement does not support a key objective, it is not worth the cost of data collection and analysis.

- A caution in The Integrated Project Management Handbook, Dayton Aerospace Inc.

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Checklist for Program Management

A clear, concise statement defining the program has been prepared and reviewed by knowledge parties for consensus. Performance objectives have been written following guidelines and each contains an actual calendar date for completion, A Work Breakdown Structure has been developed to a level sufficient to prepare accurate estimates of cost, resources and working times for all program activities. A [...]

Free Video Courses on R, Structural Equation Modelling, Causal Inference, and Regression from Uni Jena

The Department of Methodology and Evaluation Research at Universität Jena has made available a set of free online video courses on data analysis. They cover topics that are particularly relevant to psychology and social science researchers, including SEM, causal inference, regression, R, and psychometrics. Some courses are in German, but many are in English, and the [...]

Knowing What DONE Looks Like

Program success means…

Knowing what DONE looks like begins with the Integrated Master Plan. Recognizing what DONE looks like when it arrives means measuring the planned Technical Performance. Measuring Physical Percent Complete tells us how far we have moved toward DONE by calculating the “Earned Value” we’ve achieved.

Connecting Earned Value, Technical Performance, and Physical Percent Complete establishes a credible [...]

Top Ten Project Management Blogs for March 2010

Here are my top ten sites for project management articles in March 2010.

PM Hut Herding Cats [tie] AtTask [tie] LearningTree Project Management [tie] Brighthub: Project Management ProjectTimes The Art of Project Management [tie] PMO Expert [tie] [...]

Tweets for March 2010

Reading: SuperCompetent KEY #3: Attention http://bit.ly/9En3D8 #pmot Reading: Can Project Managers Make Themselves Linchpins In Their Organizations? http://bit.ly/bWqdk1 #pmot Reading: Herding Cats: The Grammar of “Done” http://bit.ly/bhHExP #pmot Reading: How to Monitor a Project http://bit.ly/9cejye #pmot Reading: Control Factors in Project Management – Time http://bit.ly/absgDU #pmot reading: Example of a Written Root Cause Analysis http://bit.ly/dyxkwQ #pmot Reading a series: A Facilitator’s Guide [...]