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July 2009

Thinking Patterns of Project Teams

July 24, 2009

There are four types of thinking patterns. Each of the thinking patterns transports specific skills to a project team. Analytical (Left-brained): Logical and fact-loving. Prefer exactitude and quantitative data. Help the project team make logical and well thought out decisions. Sequential (Left-brained): Good at planning and systematizing. Hard-nosed while solving problems. Keeps the team in [...]

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Dependable Project Manager, A Pen and Few Papers

July 24, 2009

You’re the Project Manager. You’ve a project, a pen and few papers. Here is what you can do. Craft the project vision. Write a project plan. Write a motivation note to your offshore team. Create the project’s delivery timeline. Capture an idea that will reduce the project cost by 30% Write a thank you note [...]

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Twelve Traits of Dependable Project Managers

July 23, 2009

Today, I’d like to talk about Dependable Project Managers – Yes, in the time of PMI powered Project Management practices; I want to throw some light over the major characteristics of dependable Project Managers. Well-built Project Manager manages with veracity and uprightness. The best Project Managers are the most dependable. They have business acumen. They [...]

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How Not to Kill Your Business in Bad Times

July 23, 2009

You must have experienced it. The fast-food vendor observes a dip in business. He spends less money to maintain the inventory. He keeps the food for extended time. Now the food tastes bad and he observes a deeper dip in the business. Finally he has an outdated fast-food store which is not in business. The [...]

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Longest Solar Eclipse of the 21st Century

July 21, 2009

What is Solar Eclipse? It happens when the moon passes between the Sun and Earth so that the sun is fully or partially covered. It will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 – it will be an entire eclipse of the sun. It would last at greatest eclipse 6 minutes and 39 seconds. In [...]

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