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Procuring, retaining, training, inspiring and managing (okay, leading) project staff is an important function of the PMO. So is the provision of the required infrastructure to support all project activities within the program. We'll take a look at the many ways of fulfilling these responsibilities.

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Project Implementation and Transition Plan ( Plan - Template )
This double template is a quick and dirty way for a PM to get some thoughts on paper regarding what has to happen before and during project implementation and project transition.

Volume Storyboard Directive ( Checklist Evaluation Form / Evaluation Form - Template )
A little planning ahead of time can save hours of work. This form is ideal for PMOs that produce large-volume proposals or project reports.

Talent Drain
- by Chuck Martin
During difficult times, fear of losing a job can drive day-to-day attitudes and actions. As business and the economy improve, people who feel overworked and abused will walk out the door. Here's how to protect your talent pool.

Solving the Real Productivity Crisis
- by Chuck Salter
Do you want to be more productive at work? Take some vacation and spend less time at the office. Work smarter, not longer.

The Right Challenge
- by Chuck Martin
How to strike a healthy balance between too few and too many challenges in the workplace.

Dancing in the Dark
- by Mark Hoffman
Three words to the wise: disaster recovery plan. It's a matter of when, not if, you'll need it.

Finding the Strategy Gaps
- by Michael Covney, Dennis Ganster, Brian Hartlan and Dave King
Often the steps leading from where a business is today to where it wants to be (i.e., its objectives) are missing. Here's how to find and fill those gaps.

An All-Around Waste of Time
- by Susan H. Cramm
Full-circle or 360-degree feedback assessments are useless, unless you heed three criteria.

How Do Leaders Deal With Loss?
- by Harriet Rubin
The power in powerlessness depends on your ability to be heroic in suffering. Choose the fate that chooses you, and get on with your life.

Ready for Downsizing?
- by Chuck Martin
Job eliminations are increasingly affecting executives and managers in organizations of all sizes. Be prepared for the worst.



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