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• 2012 (2)
  • January (2)
    • Unlock Talent by Being Less Patient
    • Decrease Certainty - Increase Agility
• 2011 (44)
  • November (2)
    • Keep Your Eye on the Ball
    • Get Search Right and Improve Your Chances of Survival
  • October (4)
    • The Power of the Ugly
    • Make Tools and Make the World a Better Place
    • Cultural Barriers to Successful Projects
    • Vertabase Releases Free Vertabase Timer
  • September (4)
    • Speaking at Internet User Experience 2011
    • In Praise of Humility
    • The Speed of Light, AIDS and How We Can Improve Projects
    • Don't Leave Contracts to the Lawyers
  • August (5)
    • The Power Questions
    • Collaborate -Don't Delegate
    • Spark a Conversation Instead of Asking a Question
    • Is a Question Worth It?
    • There is No Such Things as Autopilot
  • July (4)
    • The Project Manager's Illusion
    • Planning is Easy -Doing the Work is Hard
    • Manage Expectations by Managing Issues
    • Don't Let Customers Define Scope
  • June (4)
    • Forget the Tool - Communication is About Relationships
    • Vertabase Recognized as Project Management Visionary
    • Learning from Lady Gaga and her 10 Million followers
    • Vertabase 5.0: Task Scratch Pad
  • May (7)
    • Using Google Correlate to Explain Project Management as a Theory of Work
    • Ask for Problems on Your Projects
    • Why StackExchange is Hotter than Twitter
    • Seminar on Communication at the PMI
    • Why Project Managers Fail?
    • Why Start Dates Matter on Milestones
    • Should trust be part of your project management style?
  • April (4)
    • Vertabase 5.0: Enhanced Project List Page
    • Vertabase 5.0: Drag and Drop Documents
    • Absence Makes the Team Mate Scorned
    • Professional Management vs Specialists
  • March (1)
    • Running an Effective Meeting
  • February (6)
    • Expert Advice, for Free, About Project Management
    • Marketing Firms Grows 3X -Without Missing a Beat (using Vertabase)
    • The PMBOK's Secret Message to Marketing Groups
    • Article Published in eWeek
    • Marketing Managers - Make More Informed Decisions
    • From Calendars to Metrics
  • January (3)
    • Talk More Than You Text
    • Don't Try to Win
    • Budget for Innovation & Economic Growth in Your Project Goals
• 2010 (47)
  • December (3)
    • Where the PMI and PMBOK Guide Fail Creative Firms
    • Understanding the PMBOK Guide on Time Periods
    • Project Management and Economic Growth Podcast
  • November (3)
    • And Because A Developer is Not a Doctor...
    • A Software Developer is Not a Doctor
    • Keep Competing Deadlines Off Your Back
  • October (6)
    • Support an Open-Source Project Management Forum
    • Ask Your Client "Why?"
    • Speaking at PMI Great Lakes Chapter
    • Project Management for Designers -Podcast Published
    • Justice in the Internet Age -Jury Trials Need to Change
    • A Quick Estimate Can Save You Project Headaches
  • September (2)
    • Get More Done! Presentation is now Online
    • Linchpin Project Management: Innovation Driven Authority
  • August (4)
    • Linchpin Project Management: A Defense of Project Managers in Creative Work
    • Linchpin Project Management: Operations v Projects
    • Introducing Linchpin Project Management
    • Social Networking, Permission Boundaries and User Adoption
  • July (4)
    • The Twitter Rule of Project Management
    • Double Productivity of Internal Creative Teams
    • A 6 Step Guide for Successful Change
    • What Makes a Good Work Flow?
  • June (4)
    • What Makes a Good Project Plan?
    • Why You Need an Org. Chart For Growth
    • "I'm Hear to Talk"
    • Manufacturers in the Retail Supply Chain Must Manage Better
  • May (2)
    • Make Them Feel Like the Smartest People in the World
    • Teach Engineers to Be Remarkable
  • April (4)
    • "If You Can't Join Them, Beat Them"
    • Can Virtual Manufacturing Save Detroit?
    • Dissecting Guilt and Shame
    • Growth Depends on Good Project Management
  • March (7)
    • Planning is Key To Successful Innovation
    • Grow Revenue with Project Management
    • Transform The World - Innovate!
    • Improve Your Process, Improve Your Products
    • Why Isn't Email Good for Managing Issues?
    • Creating Task Lists
    • Like with Facebook, Good Permissioning Drives Adoption of Project Management Software
  • February (5)
    • In Defence of Compliance
    • Team Members Who Don't Communicate
    • The Benefit of Finding Problems Early in a Project
    • Vertabase Timesheets on Safari and iPhone
    • What We're Doing For Haiti
  • January (3)
    • "That's Not What I Wanted!"
    • Using Milestones and Sub-Tasks to Improve Communication
    • Can a Hands-on, Analytical Person become a Good Project Manager?
• 2009 (38)
  • December (2)
    • Updated Vertabase Timer Available
    • Tip to Not Getting Stuck When Writing Down a Process
  • November (3)
    • Ask a Project Management Question
    • Gossip and Project Management
    • Does Project Management Software Give Me Less Control?
  • October (2)
    • Interview with Mark Phillips from Vertabase Released
    • New Vertabase Timer and Helping Adobe Launch New Service
  • September (4)
    • Explaining Project Management and Project Management Software
    • "When Will My Project Be Done?"
    • "My Implementation Team is Always Late."
    • Estimating Project Schedules: Setting Margins-of-Error
  • August (3)
    • 33 Project Management Tips for Better Development
    • GET MORE DONE! - Presentation Available Online
    • Waterfall Beats Agile for Visibility on Projects
  • July (3)
    • How Much More Work Can We Do?
    • Getting Buy-In for Project Management: How to Achieve Transparency
    • Task Lists and Project Management for Creative Teams
  • June (2)
    • A Holistic Approach to Prioritizing Tasks
    • Why Another Talk on Project Management
  • May (2)
    • Project Management Truth: On Earth as it is in the Heavens
    • Finding Talent in an Organization
  • April (3)
    • Picking an Approach to Managing Project Knowledge
    • Fantastic Analysis and Solution to the Current Financial Crisis
    • Open Source ColdFusion Engine -Get Railo
  • March (5)
    • Great New Space - A Special Vision for Detroit
    • Picking a Project Management Methodology
    • Easy Task Management
    • Predicting vs. Forecasting
    • Advice for New Project Managers in a Downsizing Economy
  • February (7)
    • Project Management: Getting Started with Estimated Hours
    • Project Management: Getting Started
    • Challenges for IT: Doing More
    • Making Good Decisions: Tips for Management
    • President Obama's Management Style and Flexibility
    • Digital TV and a Lesson in Flexibility
    • Football at its Best
  • January (2)
    • Choices, Management and a Tip on Productivity
    • A Great Management Tip for Resolving Disputes
• 2008 (54)
  • December (4)
    • ColdFusion, Flex and Adobe Parties in Michigan
    • Holiday Time Management - Save Yourself Stress
    • Adobe Gear
    • VERTABASE 4.5 LAUNCHED!
  • November (8)
    • Why ColdFusion for Rich Internet Applications
    • The Bailout Grows Again
    • Project Management and Time Management Presentation
    • VERTABASE 4.5 PRE-RELEASE, RELEASE OF TIMER 2.0 & SPEAKING AT MAX 2008
    • First Draft, Late Night Post on CFML Language Development BOF
    • Project Management Tips for Successful Projects
    • OK - RIA's Might Not be the BIGGEST Winner Tonight
    • Big Winner on Election Night - Rich Internet Applications
  • October (9)
    • UPDATE ON B.O.F. on CFML LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
    • YOUR IDEAS FOR THE FUTURE OF CFML -ADOBE MAX B.O.F. SESSION
    • Understanding a Tickler File & Understanding Online Project Management
    • The Bailout Will Grow
    • Stocks to Watch
    • Delegating Tasks -The Art of Letting Go to Get More Done
    • Europe Creates an Opportunity for the US Dollar
    • How to Handle Interruptions -The Dreaded Monster of Time Management
    • Going to School? Getting Re-training? Students Can Use Time Management
  • September (12)
    • The Scratch Pad Method of Time Management
    • Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs are Now Banks
    • Dealing with Stress
    • Lehman's Collapse is Good for American Business
    • Time Management Styles - Learn Yours Today
    • How to Prioritize Tasks
    • Stop Wasting Your Time - Track It Instead!
    • The Basics of Content Management
    • Why Have a Project Manager?
    • Could IE8 Take Money from Google? -Chrome as Google's Defense
    • Students and Faculty -Get ColdFusion Free to Learn on and Teach With
    • The Rules of Procrastination -and how to BREAK THEM!!!
  • August (4)
    • Goal Setting – A Key to Effective Time Management
    • ColdFusion Shirt - For CF9 - Release your Inner Centaur!
    • The Benefits of Planning -Having More Time
    • Why Time Management Is Important -STRESS!!!!
  • July (3)
    • Basecamp -Free Project Report
    • Free Books to Learn Adobe's ColdFusion, SQL and More
    • Vertabase Acquires Accomplice Task Management Software
  • June (2)
    • How Can IT Consultants Make More Money?
    • Midwest Technology Leaders Knocks IT Out of the Park
  • May (2)
    • Vertabase Timer 1.5 Released
    • Women and Technology
  • April (2)
    • Project Management for Government
    • Export Reports Now Exports Images to PDF
  • March (2)
    • XO Laptop Review
    • PDF Reports for Basecamp with CF
  • February (2)
    • Vertabase Timer for AIR 1.0
    • Happy Birthday AIR!
  • January (4)
    • Thank You California
    • Online Issue Tracking - Collaborating on Projects
    • Project Management for Education
    • Thank You Mid-Michigan User Group
• 2007 (32)
  • December (3)
    • Comparison of Project Management Software - Schedules
    • Project Management Software for Marketing Companies and Ad Agencies
    • Software Development and Design
  • November (4)
    • Amazon and AJAX in Interface Design
    • Travel Tip from Disney World Trip
    • Talk on Software Development now Online
    • Vertabase Timer Now on Adobe Exchange!
  • October (4)
    • Microsoft Project 2007 - Reviews and Thoughts?
    • Speaking Online at Meetup.com CFUG
    • Thank You Cleveland Adobe User Group & Congrats
    • Free Timer and Time Clock
  • September (4)
    • Vertabase 4 Launched!
    • e-Learning and Handshaw Conference
    • Thank You Charlotte Adobe Users Group
    • Designing and Building Software for Usability
  • August (4)
    • Thank you Toronto ColdFusion Users Group
    • Project Management for Software Developers -CF8 Launch Party
    • Reduce Shipping Costs
    • Project Management for Software Developers
  • July (2)
    • The Best Methodology for Project Management
    • Project Management Tools for Executives
  • May (1)
    • Vertabase Supports Michigan Women
  • April (3)
    • Simplify Time Management with Project Management Software
    • Selecting Project Management Software
    • Enterpise Project Management Software - 3 Key Features
  • February (1)
    • Reducing Health Care Costs with Better Project Management Software
  • January (6)
    • Are Cell Phones The New Cigarettes?
    • Managing Expectations on Projects -Agile Mindset, Waterfall Mindset
    • Content Management and Collaboration
    • User Review of MS Project 2007
    • 2 Key Features of Enterprise Project Management Software
    • Happy 2007.
• 2006 (48)
  • December (5)
    • Tight TeamWork -CMU and The Motor City Bowl
    • The Value of Visibility
    • Project Management Software In Space and Beyond
    • Quick Review of Copper Project Management Software
    • 4 Benefits of Project Management Software for Education & e-Learning
  • November (7)
    • Compare Calendars to Task-based Schedules in Project Management Software
    • Basecamp & Web 2.0 -Reaching the Limits
    • Microsoft Project 2007 Updates and First Reviews
    • Comparing Web Apps: Scalability of Ruby on Rails
    • Comparison of Leading Project Management Software
    • Using Project Management Software and Planning for Business Intelligence (BI) and BPM
    • 3 Keys To Setting A Realistic Due-Date
  • October (10)
    • ColdFusion Project Management
    • The World Series and Project Management
    • Using Project Management Software to Translate Between PMs and Political Sponsors
    • Benefit of QuickBooks Integration with Project Management Software
    • Hiro's Secret to Risk Management
    • Comparing Basecamp to Vertabase Pro Web-Based Project Management Software
    • Comic Lessons in Planning Projects: Picking the Right Project Planning Tool
    • Google & YouTube: Bad for Google Shareholders, Bad for Brand Advertisers
    • Leaked Memo: Project Management Issues for a Hero
    • Comparing Microsoft Project to Web-Based Project Management Software
  • September (14)
    • Perverse Economics of Google?
    • Is Google Good for Brand Advertisers?
    • Project Management Hero Unmasked
    • The Secret to Making Project Planning Matter
    • Demistifying Collaboration in Project Management Software
    • Mark Cuban's Wikipedia
    • Wikipedia and Britannica Debate Continues
    • Wikipedia: Knowledge or Hype?
    • Choosing Project Management Software for Marketers
    • My Cool Toy Pick of the Month
    • Why Project Management Software is Not a Commodity - Part 2
    • Five Project Management Keys from Benjamin Franklin
    • Why Project Management Software is Not a Commodity - Part 1
    • Why Politeness Can Kill A Project
  • August (12)
    • Small Changes Can Make A Big Difference
    • 3 Differences in Project Management Software
    • Why Project Planning is Overlooked
    • Do Search Engines Stifle Software Companies?
    • 2 Ways to Manage a Project (or Climb a Rock)
    • Three Reasons To Try Web 2.0, Web-Based Project Management Software
    • A Never Ending Variety in Customizations
    • The Feel of Web 2.0 Software
    • How To Benefit From Failure
    • What Is Innovation?
    • Buying Project Management Software Can Be Confusing
    • Is Useless Innovation in Software on the Rise?