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Podcast episode 072: the schedule killers presentation (part 5)

March 31, 2011
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Podcast episode 072: the schedule killers presentation (part 5)

This is part 5 of a video presentation I gave on The Schedule Killers last summer. In Part 5, I discuss the third Schedule Killer, called Bad Multitasking. Back in Episode 047, I went into great detail on Bad Multitasking, which is a another really nasty way projects miss their deadline......

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Podcast episode 070: the schedule killers presentation (part 3)

March 5, 2011
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Podcast episode 070: the schedule killers presentation (part 3)

This is part 3 of a video presentation I gave on The Schedule Killers last summer. In Part 3 I discuss the first real Schedule Killer, Student's Syndrome. Back in Episode 045, I went into great detail on Student Syndrome, which is a really nasty way projects miss their deadline... Usually 1...

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Podcast episode 069: the schedule killers presentation (part 2)

February 12, 2011
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Podcast episode 069: the schedule killers presentation (part 2)

Part 2 of The Schedules Killer Presentation where I demonstrate how to use 3-point estimation to better estimate the duration of tasks. Once you have your 3 points, you will be ready to better estimate the task duration by using PERT.

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Podcast episode 067: stop playing games!

January 14, 2011
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Podcast episode 067: stop playing games!

Do you ever get tired of playing games? No. I’m not talking about Scrabble or poker or even Dungeons and Dragons Online in which incidentally, I am a current fourth level paladin. No, rather I’m speaking about the games that we get to play every day as project managers. What games you ask? Oh,...

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Podcast episode 047: schedule killers – bad multitasking

September 29, 2009
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Podcast episode 047:  schedule killers – bad multitasking

Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast Newsletter delivered by email for free! – Your email address and personal information are confidential and will never be sold or rented. Today we continue our series on Schedule Killers – those tendencies and traits of project teams that cause us to miss our deadlines!  In Episode 045,...

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Podcast episode 046: schedule killers – parkinson’s law

September 11, 2009
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Podcast episode 046:  schedule killers – parkinson’s law

Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast Newsletter delivered by email for free! – Your email address and personal information are confidential and will never be sold or rented. Today we continue our series on Schedule Killers – those tendencies and traits of project teams that cause us to miss our deadlines!  Last episode we...

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Podcast episode 045: schedule killers – student syndrome

August 22, 2009
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Podcast episode 045:  schedule killers – student syndrome

Today we will be starting a series on Schedule Killers – those tendencies and traits of project teams that cause us to miss our deadlines! And the first schedule serial killer of project teams that we will be discussing is called… “The Student Syndrome!” In this episode we cover: 1.) What is Student Syndrome? 2.)...

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Uncertainty in estimates of software projects, fort building, and anything including a toddler

June 2, 2008
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Uncertainty in estimates of software projects, fort building, and anything including a toddler

Today’s guest poster is Dina Garfinkel, PMP, from Flightpath.com.  After earning a degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Princeton, Dina went on to build her eclectic resume with stints as an educational technologist, webmaster, Ford Motors analyst, and goalkeeper for the Jerusalem women’s soccer team. These days, when she’s not managing the United...

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