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What Do I Do?

An examination of the roles and responsibilities of Chief XXXX Officers (Fill in the appropriate XXXX - CIO, CEO, etc) of a company as these roles impact project managers.

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Making IT Portfolio Management a Reality
- by Sari Kalin
IT portfolio management is an achievable goal if you consider it a work in progress.

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.

How to Get the Business Value You Need
- by Michael Hugos
Resourcefulness requires that in addition to doing things in a thrifty way, you must also do new things, including closely questioning anything your consultants tell you.

Portfolio Management: How to Do It Right
- by Todd Datz
Savvy project portfolio managers share their secrets for success.

The Six Best Practices: What Leading CIOs Do
- by Stephanie Overby and Elana Varon
It's one thing to know what you need to do to be successful, but it's another to do it. In this article, real CIOs explain what exactly they do to be successful. Learn from the pros!

Ten Mistakes CIOs Too Often Make
- by Susan H. Cramm
How to avoid those well-intentioned, stupid mistakes that seem to plague CIOs.

Project Management According to Napoleon, Part 2
- by Jerry Manas
We've touched upon professional responsibility and speed of delivery. Now, in the second article of this six-part series, we take a look at Napoleon's thoughts on effective communication and the value of rewards and recognition.

Project Management According to Napoleon, Part 3
- by Jerry Manas
We've discussed professional responsibility, speed of delivery, effective communication and rewards and recognition. In this third article in a series of six, we'll be discussing Napoleon's thoughts on motivation and the value of historical data.

Project Management According to Napoleon, Part 4
- by Jerry Manas
In this fourth article in a series of six, we'll be discussing Napoleon's thoughts on the responsibilities of the project manager. This deals with his feelings on the specific rights and duties of the project manager, above and beyond professional responsibility.

Project Management According to Napoleon, Part 1
- by Jerry Manas
You can learn a lot from history, even in project management. Napoleon Bonaparte was one of the great masters of project management in the field of warfare. Find out why in this six-part series.



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