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Software Project Manager . COM

Posted on October 21, 2010

The new companion site to this blog is now almost complete. But even now it has dozens of free Prince 2 and other free software project templates. It also has a free Software Project Management Fundamentals eBook, and will soon … Continue reading →

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Love this video …

Posted on June 12, 2010

  Also love this one – more technology oriented – same catchy Billy Joel tune.

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The 5 Goals of a Project Manager

Posted on April 20, 2010

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 … Continue reading →

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Selection of Project Team Members for IT (or maybe any type of) Projects

Posted on March 4, 2010

It’s not always possible to know (or choose even if you did know) the skills and experience of everyone on a project team. Sure, we may know the technical skills required (especially on a software application development project), but that … Continue reading →

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People who come to a full stop at *every* junction

Posted on October 11, 2009

<rant> Latest drive-me-mad behavior is mad-me-drive people, who when driving, and regardless that they can see there is no other vehicle in sight, come to a full and total stop at roundabouts and open sighted junctions. Get stuck behind one of … Continue reading →

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Corporate IT Architecture Governance

Posted on September 6, 2009

Governance? In this context I mean the command, control and oversight of a company’s “IT Estate”.  From an Enterprise Architecture point of view this could mean business processes as well as more (more formally associated with IT) Software Applications, Data … Continue reading →

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More Meeting Body Language – The Steeple

Posted on July 17, 2009

Another fairly common bit of body language you’ll see in meetings (or anywhere people are “forced” to sit around a table and have discussions) is the “steeple”. A person will press their hands together, with their arms in front of themselves, … Continue reading →

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Is it more fun to be a Project Sponsor or a Project Manager?

Posted on July 13, 2009
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The Catapult in Software Project Meetings

Posted on July 13, 2009

The ‘catapult’ or ‘butterfly’ body language is often displayed in project meetings. Why is body language important to a project  manager? Well, once you get past a certain level of experience in managing projects (or managing in general) you can … Continue reading →

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Why an extended enterprise architecture model is key to corporate transformation programmes

Posted on July 9, 2009

Enterprise Architecture   Most architectural frameworks centre around at least four inter-related domains (see diagram above), from which hangs off ever increasing organisational (enterprise) detail. Many frameworks avoid, or at least do not treat with the same importance, the people … Continue reading →

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