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Smash The Problems By Analyzing, UnAnalyzing and Reanalyzing The Assumptions Attached

June 6, 2010

Every problem – regardless of its size or simplicity – ejaculates an attached list of assumptions. Many a times, assumptions are imprecise and make the problem statement ineffective or erroneous. To effectively deal with assumptions, first step is to write them down and the second step is to make sure that most obvious and safe [...]

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Happiness – The Primary Trait Of Powerful Leaders

April 27, 2010

When you classify successful leaders, you would find one common attribute in all of them. Leaders just love what they do. They live in the present moment and extremely happy doing whatever they’re doing. Leadership is all about choices and happiness is not an exception. Being able to choose the right thing at a right time [...]

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Twenty One Project Management Tips On How To Get Co-operation of Senior Management

August 7, 2009

What information should a project manager provide to his management? How would he gain the cooperation on the projects he is managing? Here are some tips on this: If you have Key Result Areas and processes defined in the organization, fair. If not, ask the management what information they want to know about the project [...]

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Project Environment Analysis 8

August 5, 2009

You already know about it. Stakeholder influences define the environment. Most project misfortunes are caused by the stakeholders. Identify the stakeholders. Get stakeholder agreement, perform stakeholder clarity analysis; measure how passionate they are about the project. Acknowledge what you have understood of the project goals and what is in its way – get their feedback [...]

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Dependable Project Manager 9

August 4, 2009

Dependable Project Manager is the face of the project. His role is to essentially lead the project and facilitate the team so that team can accomplish it with expectations exceeded and budget respected. He is accountable for the overall project success. Here is what he does: Lead the project and provide direction to the team [...]

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