Four Personas Leaders Must Balance to be Effective By Ben Snyder, CEO of Systemation It’s no secret that leaders receive a lot of attention. They are involved in highly visible activities, make decisions that...
How to Sell Agile to Executives By Terry Bunio It is a question I hear a lot. “How do I convince my CIO to switch to Agile?” “How do I get executive buy-in for...
Types of Power in Project Management By Kerry Wills In their classic 1959 study on the bases of power, social psychologists John R. P. French and Betram Raven identified five categories of power described...
Estimating Is Often Helpful – Estimates Are Often Not By Esther Derby Recently, I tweeted, “Estimating is often helpful. Estimates are often not.” Several people asked, “How can this be?” Let me say more,...
Are You Causing Suffering for Your Project Team? By Michael Greer “From the most simple task to the most complex, if you are not in a state of either acceptance, enjoyment, or enthusiasm, look...
5 Steps For Creating An Operating Budget By Jim Anderson One of the most important parts of being an IT manager is your ability to create an operating budget for your team. In order...
I’m a Leader… I Want to be Alone By James Grinnell As a college professor, I make my living standing in front of people. I’m not going to lie, much of what I do...
10 Benefits of a Project Management Software System By Cora Systems Gone are the days of post-it notes and white boards as a way of managing the components of a project, today a business...
10 Warning Signs that Your SharePoint Implementation May Be Heading for Difficulty By Ksenia Woodgate I encounter many SharePoint implementations that are planned or in progress. Some go on to be very successful, some...
Smaller is Better and More Effective By Susan Peterson It seems as if everything comes in larger and larger sizes – including projects. While a giant pizza or a super-sized drink may be refreshing,...
