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Podcast episode 066: 5 myths of weekly status reports

November 27, 2010
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Podcast episode 066:  5 myths of weekly status reports

Usually when I talk with project managers struggling with team communication, I get a litany of excuses why weekly status reports won't work on their team. So, today I do my best to help debunk 5 of the myths around publishing weekly status reports and provide you with some tips on how to get the...

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Podcast episode 036: Mindmapping

September 21, 2008
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Podcast episode 036:  Mindmapping

Today I speak with Jagdish Mirani, the Product Marketing lead for Mindjet Corporation. His professional experience spans the areas of Development, Product Management, and Marketing over a twenty-five year period. Prior to Mindjet he was VP of Product Management and Marketing at Business Objects (acquired by SAP). Before that, he was responsible for positioning...

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The Bigg Success Show: Five tips for more effective status reports

August 7, 2008
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The Bigg Success Show:  Five tips for more effective status reports

Recently I was interviewed on one of my favorite podcasts, The Bigg Success Show, and I provided George and Mary-Lynn with 2 Tips for More Effective Project Status Reports. Below I provide three additional tips for a total of five tips that will help you write status reports that people will actually read! Tip...

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Podcast episode 031: PMOs and portfolio management

May 27, 2008
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Podcast episode 031:  PMOs and portfolio management

Recently I interviewed Nayan Patel, PMP, who works as a Corporate Manager of Portfolio Management for a major Healthcare Network.  I talked to Nayan about his role in creating and supporting project management, project management reporting tools, and project governance within his organization. Nayan Patel, a 16-year veteran of Information Technology, currently serves as...

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Podcast episode 020: E-projectmanagers website

December 28, 2007
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Podcast episode 020:  E-projectmanagers website

In today’s episode I talk with Dora Tarver of the e-ProjectManagers website, a great website for Project Management templates. Dora began her career as a Programmer / Analyst, soon becoming a technical leader and eventually a Project Manager.  She is a member of PMI, has published papers, and has spoken across the country for...

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Podcast episode 013: how I became a PMP®

September 18, 2007
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Podcast episode 013:  how I became a PMP®

Sorry – I am reposting this episode since there were some link issues with the original posting... I am happy to announce that on September 7th, 2007 I passed the Project Management Professional (PMP®) Certification Exam.  In today’s show I talk about…   Why I chose to become a PMP® What I did to prepare for...

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Project Budget Template

May 1, 2007
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Project Budget Template

Project Budget Template This template allows you to track your project’s spending to current and original plan by phase and by month within the phase.  The Excel workbook is broken into 3 worksheets – INSTRUCTIONS (this tab), DASHBOARD, AND BUDGET.   The DASHBOARD worksheet is meant to give you an overview of your project budget...

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Podcast episode 002: managing effective meetings (part 1 of 2)

April 1, 2007
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Podcast episode 002:  managing effective meetings (part 1 of 2)

When creating meetings for your team it is important that you: Determine if you need a meeting Determine the goal of the meeting Prepare for the meeting in advance Run the meeting effectively and follow up after the meeting Although most of us already have way too many meetings, effectively managed meeting can mean...

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