I will be teaching a seminar at the PMI -Great Lakes Chapter this Thursday, May 19th.
The seminar is entitled Team Communication Near and Far. It is the third class in the Spring Seminar series.
I will be discussing the importance of context in communications, how different communication media create and contort context, and how to improve communication in our highly distributed, socially networked world.
Workshop exercises will be used to increase participants awareness of these issues and train participants on techniques that can lead to better project communication, happier teams, happier stakeholders and more innovative solutions.
Participants receive 3 PDU’s (continuing education credits) from the PMI. You can register and get more information at the link above.
Here is a list of articles and podcasts related to the seminar.
I will be speaking at the November meeting of the Project Management Institute’s (PMI) Great Lakes Chapter. The topic is:
How To Achieve Economic Growth and Innovation Through Linchpin Project Management
Attendees receive a 1 PDU continuing education credit from the PMI.
Below is a description of the session. You can register at here.
Project management evangelist Mark Phillips will bring to life the new buzz-phrase “linchpin project management.” He takes the concept explained by author Seth Godin and defines it in everyday terms, recommending steps that project managers and other business leaders can take to create a culture of linchpin project management.
Attendees of this presentation will learn the critical distinction between the view that project managers lead “operations” and the view that they lead “projects,” with the latter being preferable.
By seeing their roles as true managers of projects, the individuals in these roles maintain creativity by distinguishing themselves as being in charge of something unique, something that is bringing change and has never been done before.
Finally, Phillips will describe the innovation-driven authority that the best project managers can derive from their roles and provide tips for individuals who want to achieve this level of mastery.
There is a ton of confusion in the project management software market. A simple search on the term turns up hundreds of software packages. They range from high-end, super engineering type products which can be used to build bridges to simpler products which can make life easier for a two person design studio. How come there is so much confusion? How can someone get a handle on the type of product they need?
Part of the confusion stems from the definition of a project in itself. The Project Management Institute defines a project as “a temporary endeavor undertaken to create a unique project, service, or result.” This mean it has a clear start and end-date and will deliver a product or service different from other products or services already offered. It means that the activities involved and the deliverables are unique and non-recurring. According to this definition, the more standard that tasks and deliverables become, the more the project becomes “operations.”
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