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You're a project manager and lord of your project domain. However, you must still answer to the bigwigs in management. You might find that what management wants and what your client and customers want are two different things. Learn how not to get caught in the middle.

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Major Service Change Request ( Request Form - Template )
This document details the impact a proposed IT project or major service change will have on the current and planned infrastructure of an enterprise.

Red Light, Green Light
- by Dr. Catherine Aczel Boivie
Case study ripped from the pages of Real Life 101: How Pacific Blue Cross's CIO used sound project management skills and the simple "traffic light report" to achieve business targets.

Making the Best 'Right' Decision
- by Joseph Badaracco and David Rosenbaum
An ethics expert weighs in on making ethical management decisions.

Firing the Right Person: Ready, Aim, Fire!
- by Michael Schrage
Nothing boosts morale or heightens concentration quite like firing an individual who everyone knows is a persistent obstacle to discipline, collaboration, quality and ethics.

What It's Like to Fire Half Your Staff
- by Tom Murphy
A CIO describes the worst day of his professional life.

What It's Like to Pull the Plug on a Multimillion-Dollar Project
- by Jerry Gregoire
Believe it or not, the money thing was the easiest to explain.

Managing by Inclusion
- by John Baldoni
Find out why management by inclusion really is better called genuine leadership.

A Feel for Leadership
- by David Dotlich, James L. Noel and Norman Walker
Emotional intelligence is the component of effective leadership.

See-Through Management
- by John Baldoni
Transparency isn't an act, but a process. Here are some suggestions to get transparency into the management style of your company.

How to Get and Keep a Life
- by Patricia Wallington
This article's message is one that needs to be heard again and again. There is more to life than just work.



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