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		<title>The truth about PRINCE2: uncovering common fears</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:30:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail This guest blog post is by Heather Buckley, photographer and director of Silicon Beach Training, a Brighton UK based training company who offer a wide range of Business, Management and IT training courses including PRINCE2 Training. Heather blogs regularly on all things Project Management, Social Media and Photography for her own blog. On the whole PRINCE2 is an invaluable qualification to have behind your belt, being an established toolkit, recognized worldwide and the European standard project management qualification. Whether you’re a fan or not, a unifying qualification has numerous advantages as it gives a standard project management approach and allows a common project language. On the other hand: there are a lot of people making money out of PRINCE2 training so you’ll hear about the wonderful benefits all too often. In reality, PRINCE2 certification is not for everyone; there are certain mistakes that can be made when applying it and certain situations when it may not be so useful. Being aware of these can help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 060:  rats, snakes, and complex projects with Geoff Crane</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/05/31/podcast-episode-060-rats-snakes-and-complex-projects-with-geoff-crane/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I once described Geoff Crane's Papercut Edge blog like this: "Imagine if Project Management rode the scary rollercoaster and then threw up... That's what Geoff Crane's blog is like."  And Geoff just so happens to also an expert on complex projects.  Especially those projects where the exterminator needs to be called in.  And lucky for us, Geoff is willing to share some of his tips on managing complex projects.

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		<title>Podcast episode 058:  virtual team tips with the cranky middle manager</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/04/11/podcast-episode-058-virtual-team-tips-with-the-cranky-middle-manager/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 01:51:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I spoke with the very smart, funny, and dare I say, Cranky, Wayne Turmel about virtual teams.  Wayne Turmel is the president of Greatwebmeetings.com, as well as the host of one of the world's most successful business podcasts, The Cranky Middle Manager Show.  The BBC, ABC and BusinessWeek Online have called Cranky Middle Manager one of the best HR blogs out there.  And Wayne's book 6 Weeks to a Great Webinar: Generate Leads and Tell Your Story to the World is the leading web presentation book on Amazon.com.  Wayne is also a contributor to BNET.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 057:  Tom Peters Speaks Out about Toyota Recalls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 02:21:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was recently joined by best selling author and Management guru Tom Peters to discuss his perspective on the Toyota recalls.  Tom and I also talked about where other major companies such as Dell, Starbucks, Nike, Apple, Google, GM, IBM, Johnson &#038; Johnson, and Honda fall on that elusive spectra known as "Excellence".  By the way, if somehow you have not heard of Tom Peters:  Simply put, Tom Peters is the last of the still living and truly great 20th Century management thought leaders and, incidentally, is more relevant in today's business environment than ever before.]]></description>
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		<title>The 5 Goals of a Project Manager</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/03/28/the-5-goals-of-a-project-manager/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Our guest blogger today, Jason Westland,  has 15 years experience in the project management industry. From his experience he has created software to help speed up the management process. If you would like to find out more information about Jason’s online project management software visit ProjectManager.com. As a Project Manager, you need to manage people, money, suppliers, equipment—the list is never ending. The trick is to be focused. Set yourself 5 personal goals to achieve. If you can meet these simple goals for each project, then you will achieve total success. So read on, to learn&#8230;  The 5 Goals of a Project Manager. These goals are generic to all industries and all types of projects. Regardless of your level of experience in project management, set these 5 goals for every project you manage. Goal 1: To finish on time This is the oldest but trickiest goal in the book. It’s the most difficult because the requirements often change during the project and the schedule was probably optimistic [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Project Management Helps Businesses Increase Success</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/03/12/how-project-management-helps-businesses-increase-success/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Mar 2010 01:57:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guest Blogger Dana Larson from OnePlace shares how a project management system can help your business be more successful.
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		<title>What we can learn from &#8220;Undercover Boss&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/02/09/what-we-can-learn-from-undercover-boss/</link>
		<comments>http://pm411.org/2010/02/09/what-we-can-learn-from-undercover-boss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Okay, so I just got around to watching the debut of the new CBS reality show, Undercover Boss, which I recorded after the Superbowl on Sunday evening. I am really not a fan of reality shows, although I did watch the first season of The Apprentice back in 2004 since it had project managers competing to secure a single lucrative position of overseeing the building of Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago, Illinois. After watching the first few episodes of The Apprentice, I actually felt anxious.  I think that The Donald’s continual criticizing, interrupting, and “you’re fired” climaxes of each board room episode of The Apprentice struck a little too close to reality for me.  I have never been fired, but I have been in my share of meetings and board rooms where politics are at play, people’s defenses are bristling, and at times career paths are changed.  I have found that these corporate situations often have an appearance more like a scene from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 052:  it&#8217;s okay to be RACI!</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2010/01/16/podcast-episode-052-its-okay-to-be-raci/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 06:19:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail If you like us, give us a 5 star review in iTunes! In Episode 004 and Episode 051 we discussed the Work Breakdown Structure and how it can help you as a team to clearly document your project’s deliverables.  But once you have completed your WBS, what’s next?  Well the next step is to develop a Responsibility Assignment Matrix, or RAM, using the RACI process.  I think you are going to find this to be a valuable tool to help clarify ownership to various parts of your project.  Soon your entire team will be RACI! Define Activities Process After you identify your deliverables in your Work Breakdown Structure, you will need to define those actions and activities that need to be done to produce the lowest level deliverables.  This is the first process in the PMBOK Time Management Knowledge Area and is known as the Define Activities Process.  In Episode 004 on Work Breakdown Structures we provided an example of a project of doing laundry.  A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 051:  is the wbs just&#8230; bs?</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/12/12/podcast-episode-051-is-the-wbs-just-bs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:53:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast Newsletter delivered by email for free! &#8211; Your email address and personal information are confidential and will never be sold or rented. Way back in Episode 004, I discussed one of the key building blocks of a successful project, known as the Work Breakdown Structure or WBS.  However, it is pretty evident that there is still a lot of confusion in Project Management on whether we truly need a WBS on our projects, how to structure a WBS, and how to use it throughout a project’s lifecycle.  In this episode I welcome back to the show pmstudent.com blogger and WBS expert Josh Nankivel as we dive deeper into the topic of the Work Breakdown Structure. Josh  has recently published a set of training tools called the WBS coach to help those of us that need to know how to create a WBS or those of us that just need a refresher on WBS development.  So is the WBS just…  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 050:  wrike and pm 2.0</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/11/20/podcast-episode-050-wrike-and-pm-2-0/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today we talk with Andrew Filev.  Andrew has been managing software teams since 2001 with the help of new-generation collaboration and management applications. His best practices are based on implementation of Enterprise 2.0 software in project management. Now Andrew is an expert in project management, a successful software entrepreneur and the CEO at Wrike.com, online project management software. Andrew is also the author of some influential project management articles, including works for Cutter IT Journal, Web 2.0 Journal and Agile Journal. Andrew is often invited to speak at conferences, symposiums and seminars. Andrew has given speeches on new trends in project management and on implementing Enterprise 2.0 strategies. He spoke at such events as the PMI Silicon Valley Tools and Techniques Forum, Office 2.0 Conference, Enterprise 2.0 Conference, Project Management Symposium and others. Andrew’s ideas about improving traditional project management are reflected in his popular Project Management 2.0 blog (http://www.wrike.com/projectmanagement). In today’s episode we find out more about Wrike and what Project Management 2.0 is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 049:  event chain project management</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/10/24/podcast-episode-049-event-chain-project-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 03:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today we talk with Lev Virine, PhD. Lev is president and co-founder of Intaver Institute, a Calgary (Canada) based research, software development, and consulting company. Lev has twenty years of engineering and project management experience in information technology and construction industries and is author of more than thirty scientific papers and patents. Lev&#8217;s current research interests include decision and risk analysis, project management, and their applications. And much of his writing is on the topic of Project Management using Event Chain Methodology, which differs substantially from Critical Chain methodology which we have talked frequently about on the show in the past. So, we talked with Lev to find out more about what exactly is Event Chain methodology. The Intaver Institute First, a bit about Lev&#8217;s company.  The Intaver Institute Inc. is a leading innovator in the field of project management software, offering their clients &#8220;unique, cost effective software solutions to their project and portfolio management challenges.&#8221; Intaver Institute was founded in 2002 by respected technology executives, mathematicians, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 048:  Announcing Mindjet Catalyst</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/10/05/announcing-mindjet-catalyst/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:01:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today I am extremely excited about a major product announcement from Mindjet, the makers of MindManager mindmapping software.  In today&#8217;s podcast I talk with Mindjet CEO Scott Raskin about a new collaborative Project Management 2.0 tool from Mindjet that is the only platform that combines mindmapping with secure online document and file sharing, secure workspaces,  integrated web chat, and web conferencing technologies. The visual nature of Mindjet’s information and idea mapping application (mind mapping) efficiently captures and organizes complex ideas and processes—from the big picture down to the smallest details—in a way that is easy for everyone on a project team to comprehend. It makes it possible for teams to quickly arrive at a common understanding of any given issue, opportunity or project, and then easily engage with the most relevant information to turn ideas into action. By combining these unique and proven benefits of information and ideas mapping application with online document and file sharing, secure workspaces and fully featured web conferencing, groups can now overcome [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 047:  schedule killers &#8211; bad multitasking</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/09/29/podcast-episode-047-schedule-killers-bad-multitasking/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:01:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast Newsletter delivered by email for free! &#8211; 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, we discussed “The Student Syndrome,” which is defined as “the phenomenon that many people will start to fully apply themselves to a task just at the last possible moment before a deadline.”   In Episode 046, we discussed “Parkinson’s Law,” which is defined as “the demand upon a resource tends to expand to match the supply of the resource.”  Today we talk about “Bad Multitasking.” What is Bad Multitasking? Bad Multitasking is also often expressed as “when resources constantly switch focus between critical path tasks on multiple projects AND someone is waiting for the output of their task before they can do their work.” Unfortunately our brains are not wired to do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 046:  schedule killers &#8211; parkinson&#8217;s law</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/09/11/podcast-episode-046-schedule-killers-parkinsons-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:08:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast Newsletter delivered by email for free! &#8211; 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 discussed “The Student Syndrome,” which is defined as “the phenomenon that many people will start to fully apply themselves to a task just at the last possible moment before a deadline.”   Today we talk about “Parkinson’s Law.” What is Parkinson’s Law? Parkinson’s Law, as it is known today, started as the first sentence of an essay that Cyril Northcote Parkinson wrote for The Economist in 1955.  Parkinson was a British naval historian, public administration scholar, and author of over sixty books.  Parkinson’s claim that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion” later was expanded to include how work expands in bureaucracies in his bestselling 1957 book, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you Connected?</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/08/30/are-you-connected/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Communication is 90% of a project manager&#8217;s job. As such, we need to be sure to share ideas and network with each other in order to stay current in our industry. Each of our free forums below allow members to post, network, and share ideas with each other. Click on any of them to find others from around the world that have already reached out to meet other project managers. Also, I encourage each of you to reach out and leave comments on the posts and articles at the pm411.org website that interest you. Your comments, thoughts, and insights will undoubtedly help others in your field and will inspire new and interesting discussions and maybe even new topics for future podcasts. As always &#8211; thanks for the great support of this podcast and for listening! How do you stay connected with other project managers outside of your organization? Connect with us by leaving a comment to let us know! Sign up for The pm411.org Project [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 045:  schedule killers &#8211; student syndrome</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/08/22/podcast-episode-045-schedule-killers-student-syndrome/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:01:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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.)  What Causes Student Syndrome?
3.)  How to Cure it]]></description>
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		<title>The PM Podcast PMO Roundtable</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/08/03/the-pm-podcast-pmo-roundtable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 00:12:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cornelius Fichtner, PMP, host of The PM Podcast, once again invited Shawn Futterer, PMP, of The ICPM website, and myself to a roundtable project management podcast discussion.  In this roundtable discussion we focus on the Project Management Office (PMO).
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		<title>Podcast episode 043:  interview with Josh Nankivel, PMP</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/07/23/podcast-episode-043-interview-with-josh-nankivel-pmp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:25:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Josh Nankivel, PMP, recently interviewed me for his pmStudent.com website, and he was willing to return the favor and he let me interview him last weekend for this pm411.org podcast.  During the interview, Josh and I discuss all kinds of great stuff including his past and current projects, the pmStudent.com website, the PMP and its future for project management, and even possible ideas for a great Project Management videogame!]]></description>
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		<title>Are You an Artist or a Producer?</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/02/24/are-you-an-artist-or-a-producer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail   &#8220;It has been said that artists never actually finish a song.  That is why we need record producers.  On your project, are you an artist or a producer?&#8221; - Ron Holohan]]></description>
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		<title>Managing Change in Agile Environments</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/02/22/managing-change-in-agile-environments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today we welcome back guest blogger, Lisa Grant, who is the CEO of  EPM Solutions, which specializes in leading companies to a consistent and effective projectized model through the use of a diverse group of experts.  She has influenced and improved project management processes in various industries and functional areas such as Knowledge Management, Healthcare, e-Learning, State and Federal Government, Automotive, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Human Resources, Payroll, Textile, and Beverage verticals. Lisa has an MBA with a concentration in Management from Georgia State University, is a Project Management Professional, Advanced Communicator &#8211; Bronze, and Competent Leader. She achieved the MS Office Project Blue Belt certification in 2006, spoke on “Lessons Learned” at the 2005 PMI Southeast Symposium and the 2008 PMI Atlanta Professional Development Day, was awarded a Most Valuable Player award for her exemplary service to the Atlanta Chapter of PMI, and is listed in the Who’s Who Registry.  You can reach Lisa at lisa.grant@enterprisepmsolutions.com. Last week I participated in a panel discussion on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is your personal elevator speech?</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/02/01/what-is-your-personal-elevator-speech/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Feb 2009 18:44:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lisa Grant, PMP, provides a guest post on The pm411.org Project Management Podcast website on the importance of creating a Project Management "elevator speech" on your responsibilities and your personal brand.]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 041:  getting back into the swing</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2009/01/13/podcast-episode-041-getting-back-into-the-swing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:26:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail So the holidays are over and you are facing returning to work to continue where you and your team left off during the holidays.  For the past several few weeks you have been enjoying lounging around in your pajamas, eating holiday cookies, taking naps, and watching Oprah.  But now you are facing the reality of returning to work, facing your team members, you boss, and your stakeholders.  Like a bear being suddenly interrupted from its winter slumber, if you are like me, you are thinking about all the things that your team didn&#8217;t get done over the holidays and wishing you had just a couple more weeks of hibernation. So how do you conquer the stress of getting back into the flow of your project after the holidays?  Well, that&#8217;s what we are going to discuss today, so let&#8217;s go ahead and get started. So here I am in the final weekend of my 16 day vacation that I took over the holidays and to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 039:  new task features in mindmanager pro 8</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/12/07/podcast-episode-039-new-task-features-in-mindmanager-pro-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Write a review of the pm411.org Podcast in iTunes! Today we look at some of the new features of the latest version of Mindmanager Pro 8.0 mindmapping software from Mindjet.  In this episode we take a look at some of the great new schedule task features. Now you can get a quick overview plus ongoing progress on all project tasks—automatically. Visual cues and status indicators allow you to quickly determine the status of critical activities. View the ripple effect of any changes to a map and even run “what if” scenarios to see the resulting outcomes. With Mindmanager Pro 8.0 you can now develop your WBS as a mindmap and then easily automatically import it into Microsoft Project.  Check out the video below to find out more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg6EwLvE8pA In Episode 40, we look at some of the new integrated web features of Mindmanager Pro 8.0.]]></description>
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		<title>Avoid the Same Old Mistakes by Focussing on Lessons Learned</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/11/01/avoid-the-same-old-mistakes-by-focussing-on-lessons-learned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:29:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Our guest blogger, Duncan Haughey, PMP, is an experienced IT project manager (certified PMP and PRINCE2 Practitioner) with a proven track record in designing and delivering complex project portfolios and programmes to utilise IT and drive business growth. Particular areas of expertise are online strategy, search engine optimisation, enterprise content management, project portfolio management and software development. Duncan shares his thoughts about project management, along with many other subject matter experts, through his website Project Smart It&#8217;s said there are no new project management sins, just old ones repeated. It&#8217;s also said that we don&#8217;t learn the lessons from past projects and this must be true, otherwise why would we keep making the same old mistakes. In his article, &#8220;Lessons Learned &#8211; Why Don&#8217;t we Learn From Them?&#8221; Derry Simmel, board member of PMI&#8217;s PMO SIG, identifies two common problems preventing us learning valuable lessons from past projects: We think the lessons don&#8217;t apply to us. We want to get things done. &#8220;The sad truth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 037:  the role of the project manager</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/10/05/podcast-episode-037-the-role-of-the-project-manager/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today we preview another one of the PM PrepCast episodes that we offer through The pm411.org Project Management Podcast!  Today&#8217;s episode is on the role of the Project Manager according to the PMBOK guide.  You will definitely need to know your role and understand it well in order the pass the PMP exam. During this episode, Cornelius Fichtner, of the PM Podcast, walks us through some situational questions that you may face on the PMP exam like what to do when your project does not have enough funding or what to do if you find yourself with not enough resources.  By understanding the role of the project manager, as stated by the PMBOK guide, you can better answer the questions on the PMP exam. And if you are studying for the PMP, or if you are simply interested in learning project management best practices, we offer all 89 episodes &#8211; a total of over 35 hours of material that covers the entire PMBOK section by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 036:  Mindmapping</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/09/21/podcast-episode-036-mindmapping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail 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 and marketing Oracle’s Enterprise Performance Management Applications and Oracle’s future Enterprise Applications Product Line (Project Fusion). Prior to Oracle, Jagdish held various positions at Sybase, Tandem Computers and Hewlett-Packard. Jagdish holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Santa Clara University and an MBA from UC Berkeley. A mind map is described in Wikipedia as is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing. Today Jagdish and I talk about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Avoid &#8220;Stopping The Line&#8221; On Deliverables</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/09/06/how-to-avoid-stopping-the-line-on-deliverables/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today&#8217;s guest blogger, Brian Buck, is an Organizational Improvement Consultant and Project Manager in the healthcare industry.  He is studying for the PMP and hopes his three year experience requirement kicks in before the new PMBOK comes out (or else he will have to study some more)!  He specializes in Lean improvements and loves to integrate the concepts into Project Management.  He blogs at http://www.improvewithme.com/. Have you ever had a project team member miss a deadline or give a below quality deliverable?  Could the timing or quality have been saved if the team member had asked for help before the deadline? Toyota and their Lean methodology have pioneered Andon systems to call out trouble before a production line is forced to be stopped.  The same concept can help prevent a project from stalling. Simplified, if a line worker spots a quality problem (their own or passed on to them) and they know they will run over their allotted time, they pull an Andon cord.  This [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 035:  Managing small projects (part 2 of 2)</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/08/31/podcast-episode-035-managing-small-projects-part-2-of-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Finally the Olympics are over and I can get back to producing podcasts again on a more regular schedule.  Today&#8217;s episode is part 2 of a roundtable discussion held not too long ago with Cornelius Fichtner of the Project Management Podcast ( www.thepmpodcast.com) and Shawn Futterer of the International Community of Project Managers (www.theicpm.com) on managing small projects.  Cornelius, Shawn, and I continue our discussion from part 1 with topics covering how to effectively use part-time or inexperienced team members, our experience using Critical Chain Project Management, or CCPM, with small projects, and which is more critical for businesses, small or large projects. Show Commentary When sharing project team members with other project managers, Cornelius would work with other project managers within his organization to share resources.  They would work together to meet both their individual project goals, but also with a focus on their company goals.  This is better than those situations when the functional manager makes the decision for you on your project priority.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US olympic teamwork and Michael Phelps</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/08/11/us-olympic-teamwork-and-michael-phelps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:07:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail   There is quite a lot that we can learn as project managers from the United States Olympic win in the 400m freestyle relay on Sunday. 1.) Stay focused only on the task at hand How often do you or your team members lose focus on your project deliverables?  Don&#8217;t get distracted by naysayers or detractors that tell you that your project will never succeed.  Focus only on doing the job that you are getting paid to do and do it to the very best of your abilities.  French swimmer, Alain Bernard, the previous holder of the 100-meter record, lost his focus by announcing to the media that his relay team would &#8220;smash&#8221; the Americans and stop Michael Phelps&#8217; bid for a historic eight gold medals in one Olympics.  This trash talk only seemed to fire up the US team and bring them closer together in their goal of winning the gold.  And the US didn&#8217;t lose their focus by shooting back at the French.  They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 034:  Managing small projects (part 1 of 2)</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2008/08/10/podcast-episode-034-managing-small-projects-part-1-of-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ron Holohan, MBA PMP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Subscribe to the comments for this post? Tweet This! Share this on Facebook Share this on LinkedIn Post on Google Buzz Email this via Gmail Add this to Google Reader Email this via Yahoo! Mail Today&#8217;s post is part 1 of a roundtable discussion held recently on managing small projects.  I am happy to welcome back to the show Cornelius Fichtner of the PM Podcast at www.thepmpodcast.com.  Congratulations to Cornelius who recently celebrated his 100th episode on The PM Podcast with an interview with legendary producer and musician Alan Parsons. Also joining us again on the show is Shawn Futterer of the International Community of Project Managers, which can be found at www.theicpm.com. Be sure to check out both of their websites for great pm process advice, tools, and techniques. Shawn Futterer, PMP®, is a certified project management professional with a broad range of experience. He started his career in 1992 managing quality control projects for a small manufacturing company and is currently working in a PMO for a Fortune 50 telecommunications company where he supervises project managers for the North region. Over the course of his career, Shawn has managed projects of all shapes and sizes. Shawn has a keen interest [...]]]></description>
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