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		<title>Podcast episode 058:  virtual team tips with the cranky middle manager</title>
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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>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>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>
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		<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>
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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 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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://pm411.org/?p=666</guid>
		<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>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>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>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>
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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>How To Avoid &#8220;Stopping The Line&#8221; On Deliverables</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 05:21:32 +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 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>US olympic teamwork and Michael Phelps</title>
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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>Motivational Theory in Project Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 01:14:41 +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 Josh Nankivel has graciously agreed to be a guest blogger on the subject of Motivational Theory in Project Management.  Besides being a well-respected and well known contributor to the Project Management online community, Josh is a Project Planning &#38; Controls Control Account Manager and contractor for the ground system of the LDCM mission, a joint project between the USGS and NASA. Josh writes about project management at http://www.pmstudent.com/, the University of California SC Extension in Silicon Valley at http://www.svprojectmanagement.com/, and The International Community For Project Managers at http://www.theicpm.com. I recently studied Frederick Hertzberg&#8216;s article on his motivational theory, in the Harvard Business Review. The title is &#8220;One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees?&#8221; Read it here. I&#8217;ve heard about the theory before of course, vaguely referred to as the hygiene/motivator theory and it usually managed to earn about 1 slide in a presentation flooded with motivational theories. I was excited to read the author&#8217;s article and understand the theory in more depth. There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are you influencing or manipulating your team?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 May 2008 03:11:45 +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 I believe that you cannot change anyone&#8217;s mind.  And no one can change your mind.  Only you can decide to change your own mind.  But, you can influence others to decide to change their minds.  It is also possible to manipulate people to decide to change their minds.  A website chocked full of examples of both techniques is ChangingMinds.org. I am pretty intrigued with the art of influencing others and I am constantly looking for new ways to do so.  However, this is different than manipulating others.  I make a conscious effort not to manipulate others.  So what is the difference between influence and manipulation? Merriam-Webster defines influence as &#8220;the act or power of producing an effect without apparent exertion of force or direct exercise of command&#8221;, whereas manipulation is &#8220;to control or play upon by artful, unfair, or insidious means especially to one&#8217;s own advantage.&#8221; David Maxfield states in The Influencer Blog that a good check for whether you are trying to influence or manipulate someone is through using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 027:  12 steps to better team organization</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Apr 2008 02:30:26 +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 today&#8217;s podcast we talk with Suzanne Babb of the Let&#8217;s Talk Organizing podcast to find out how project managers and their teams can become more organized. For over 20 years, Suzanne has been helping people organize their lives so that they can spend more time and energy doing the things that are most important to them&#8230;  Like listening to the pm411.org Project Management Podcast or mastering &#8220;Slow Ride&#8221; on Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock! As an organization consultant, public speaker and former radio talk show host, Suzanne has been fortunate enough to work with individuals and corporations throughout America, Canada and Scotland.  Suzanne has been running her Let&#8217;s Talk Organizing business for six years. Suzanne&#8217;s business focuses on organizing home-based to Fortune 500-sized businesses by looking at their systems and customizing the systems to the individual.  Let&#8217;s Talk Organizing goes beyond just implementing a set system for everyone.  Everybody is different:  Your thought process is most likely different than others, so Suzanne first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 022:  team collaboration with central desktop</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:26:22 +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 In episode 022 we feature our first pm411.org Project Management video podcast.  The decision to use video as the medium for this episode is to be able to show you some of the great features of a free team collaborative web application from one of our sponsors called Central Desktop.  It&#8217;s the collaboration tool voted “Best of The Web” by Business Week.  Organize projects, share files and meet online.  And best of all, you can set up an account and use the tool for free! The tool is free for up to 5 team members, but if you do want to add 10 or more team members, pm411.org Project Management Podcast listeners get an additional 25% for plans with additional features and team members when they upgrade!  And if you do increase the number of team members, pricing starts at just $25/month for 10 members prior to the 25% pm411.org discount. Some of the advantages of Central Desktop over other collaboration software include:    Quick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 021:  bonus episode &#8211; how to create new year project resolutions that work</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2007 19:04:35 +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 is a special year-end bonus episode of the pm411.org Project Management Podcast to show my appreciation to our faithful listeners. In this special episode I provide you with some tips on how you can make sure your project team starts off on the right foot for the upcoming year. Usually around this time of year, I have found the holidays to be a good time to think about how my projects have done over the course of the past year and what adjustments I&#8217;d like to make during the upcoming year.  I think of this as a time to review project &#8220;lessons learned&#8221; without being tied to completing a particular project milestone, but rather as an opportunity to reflect and to go back and see what things have worked well and what has not worked well on my projects.  Then I set goals on how I hope to improve my project for the new year. However, the new year goals I set are different than just setting typical new year resolutions.  New year resolutions [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 018: leadership and teamwork in the face of danger (part 2)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 01:37:43 +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 episode 018, we bring you part 2 of Pete Goss&#8217; story on various leadership and teamwork principles that he learned from some of his most life-harrowing adventures.  In today&#8217;s show, Pete Goss concludes his presentation with the outcome of his heroic rescue of Frenchman  Raphael Dinelli during the 1996/97 Vendee Globe and his subsequent race with Team Philips. Show Notes: Close to the Wind by Pete Goss  http://www.petegoss.com/ Leadership and teamwork takeaways from Pete Goss’ presentation: Communication is a 2-way street and it is important to encourage team members to always share their ideas. Life isn&#8217;t easy &#8211; you just have to deal with things as they come along. Making the right choice is part of making tough decisions and as the leader of a team you will find yourself faced with them. You truly can do anything if you want it bad enough. If you assemble a group of individuals and they commit their mind, body, and soul to a clear and simple goal they will make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 017:  leadership and teamwork in the face of danger (part 1)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:27:37 +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 Last week I attended the Planview User Conference in Austin, Texas which featured Pete Goss as the keynote speaker.  Pete is a world adventurer and author of the book, Close to the Wind. More astronauts have circled the Earth than the number of people who have sailed single-handed non-stop around the world without assistance. The most recognized of Pete’s races was the 1996/7 Vendee Globe non-stop single-handed round the world yacht race in his Open 50 yacht Aqua Quorum. Aqua Quorum was the first British boat to enter the Vendee and the only new yacht to complete the course in a year which sadly claimed the lives of two sailors, with only six of the sixteen starters finishing the race.  The race turned Pete into a national hero overnight for the dramatic rescue of fellow competitor Raphael Dinelli when winds of up to 80mph pounded Frenchman Dinelli’s sinking boat. After receiving the distress call, Pete sent what may have been his last fax to his wife to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Podcast episode 015:  creating effective teams</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2007 22:08:10 +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 Today I talk with Kent McDonald, of knowledgebridgepartners.com, about creating effective project teams.  Kent has more than a decade of experience in various aspects of business analysis and project leadership.  Kent has led projects and designed business solutions in a variety of industries including financial services, health insurance, performance marketing, human services, non profit, and automotive. Through his consulting business, Kent provides coaching, training, and mentoring for Business Analysts, Project Leaders, and customers of business systems projects. Kent is a sought after speaker and writer on the topics of business analysis, project leadership, and measuring and delivering value through projects. Show links: www.knowledgebridgepartners.com www.accelinnova.com www.kbpblogs.com &#8220;Picking the Right Project Team&#8221; by Kent McDonald www.projectconnections.com Scott Ambler&#8217;s &#8220;Generalizing Specialist&#8221; Crystal Clear: A Human-Powered Methodology for Small Teams (The Agile Software Development Series) by Alistair Cockburn Bruce Tuckman&#8217;s &#8220;Forming-storming-norming-performing&#8221; model of team development  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 [...]]]></description>
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