Does project management need a more interdisciplinary perspective and approach?

Does project management need a more interdisciplinary perspective and approach?

In recent post I did about the ROI debate between the PMP vs. MBA, I conclude the post by saying, “we need to keep our…

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Agile DIY for marketing musicians

Agile DIY for marketing musicians

As part of my continuing series of posts on Agile going beyond the software development industry, I like to mention this article I ran into talking about how Agile principles were appropriated from the software development community and leveraged fo…

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How to become a great project manager?  Write and speak better!

How to become a great project manager? Write and speak better!

I read this article this morning on LinkedIn by Dave Kerpen in which he advocates the importance of developing your writing skills to be taken seriously…

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Scrum with Visual Studio 2012

Scrum with Visual Studio 2012

Back in June of 2011, I wrote about the integration of Scrum with Visual Studio by installing a add on plug in to facilitate this method into your software development efforts. Fast forward to today and youll find that the integrations have gotten e…

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Yet another PM certification: The APMP

Yet another PM certification: The APMP

As a project management practitioner, writer, speaker, consultant and trainer I’m always trying to keep up with what’s going on in the PM industry and…

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The PMP vs. MBA: The ROI debate continues on LinkedIn and beyond!

The PMP vs. MBA: The ROI debate continues on LinkedIn and beyond!

I listed my recent post titled “Is the PMP a better investment than the MBA?“, on various LinkedIn groups to see what other project management…

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Projectation.com featured on the PPM Community website!

Projectation.com featured on the PPM Community website!

 We’re honored to have this site featured in the PPM Community website.  It is a site owned and managed by the Arras People, a well…

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Being more agile with Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)

Being more agile with Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)

Heres a nice video from NetObjectives on a new hybrid form of test driven development called Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) where UAT is integrated directly with unit testing:

Unit tests are typically done to reduce technical d…

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The PMP dilemma revisited at the PMI-LA South Bay and Alhambra evening meetings

The PMP dilemma revisited at the PMI-LA South Bay and Alhambra evening meetings

Honored to be revisiting this topic twice this month: “The PMP Dilemma: Now that I have my PMP, how do I make practical use of…

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