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		<title>What we can learn from &#8220;Undercover Boss&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 04:39:23 +0000</pubDate>
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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 048:  Announcing Mindjet Catalyst</title>
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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>
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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 028:  Project management in the real world with Elizabeth Harrin</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 04:40:00 +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 Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast delivered by email for free! &#8211; Your email address and personal information are confidential and will never be sold or rented. I recently had the opportunity to speak with author and blogger, Elizabeth Harrin, of London, England.  Elizabeth is the author of the book Project Management in the Real World and has nearly a decade of experience in managing projects. She is a PRINCE2 practitioner and is trained in the Six Sigma process improvement methodology. Elizabeth has led a variety of IT and process improvement projects including those involving e-commerce, communications, and managing business change.  In addition to writing books, Elizabeth also writes the irreverent and popular blog A Girl&#8217;s Guide to Managing Projects. During our conversation Elizabeth and I chatted about her book, her blog, and lots of other great stuff&#8230;   like extreme ultraviolet imaging space mass spectrometers! Project Management in the Real World Elizabeth decided to write the book that she had wanted to read when she [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 003: managing effective meetings (part 2 of 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2007 22:33:10 +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 In this week&#8217;s podcast (part 2 of 2 on managing effective meetings) I discuss the practice of using standup meetings for your project teams.  Those involved in software development may be aware of standup meetings as part of the scrum process of agile software development.  But, standup meetings can offer a variety of advantages in almost any setting over the standard &#8220;weekly team meeting&#8221; by providing: Shorter, but more frequent meetings to insure issues are addressed quickly.  Focus on short term (usually daily) goals of team members. Elimination of the need to publish meeting agendas and minutes. This podcast will also cover, What standup meetings are and whether they can work with your project team. How to effectively run a standup meeting. I recommend using either flipchart or adhesive-backed paper for capturing the four information buckets (Action Items, Decisions Made, Discussion Points, and Open Issues) during standup meetings.   I personally use 3m&#8217;s Post-it Self-stick Easel Pads during my meetings where they can be easily put on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 002:  managing effective meetings (part 1 of 2)</title>
		<link>http://pm411.org/2007/04/01/podcast-episode-002-managing-effective-meetings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:25:49 +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 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 the difference between success and failure for a project team.  In this podcast (Part 1 or 2 on Effective Meetings) I describe some techniques that I use in my own team meetings to insure success.  I have also provided an effective meeting minute template that allows minutes to be captured easily into 4 critical Key Information Buckets:  Action Items, Decisions Made, Discussion Points, and Open Issues.  Next week&#8217;s podcast will continue on the topic of effective meetings and I will discuss the use of standup meetings. Enjoy, Ron Meeting Minute Template (Right Click and choose &#8220;Save Target As&#8221; to download .xls file)   Get the pm411.org Project Management Podcast delivered by email [...]]]></description>
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