may 2012 : politics and the pm

For Your Own Good -by Andy Jordan Politics are never fun on a project and a PM’s life is always easier when they don’t have to deal with them, but that’s just not realistic. By recognizing that fact and counteracting “bad” politics with “good”, you can go a long way to neutralizing the threat to your project. Learn how you can leverage politics to your benefit and have a significant advantage. The Political Explosion - by Andy Jordan (May 7, 2012) When Projects and Politics Collide - by Michael Wood (April 30, 2012)

Partisan Politics in Agile Projects -by Don Kim If you’ve ever been involved in a highly visible project in which major stakeholders are jockeying to position themselves to impose their own agenda, then you would have experienced project partisan politics. And If you are a ScrumMaster on an agile project, there isn't a more important impediment to get out of the way. Positive Political Power -by Mike Donoghue While many consider politics to bring out the worst in people and try to shy away from or ignore internal and external politics, they are a reality in the corporate world. Ideally, politics can be a force put to use for the common good--are you utilizing the power? PM Consultant: Is this Gig for You? - by Jiju (Jay) Nair, PMP (April 19, 2012) The Face of Leadership - by Mark Mullaly, PMP Navigating Organizational Politics - by Mark Mullaly, PMP Project reviews can help identify early warning signs from The Money Files Posted By: pm4girls at June 06, 2011 03:53 PM Realizing Business Strategy and Planning in Harmony With Other Disciplines PMO Manager Leadership - Don't Play Politics from PMO Setup T3 - Tips, Tools, and Techniques Posted By: markpriceperry at July 17, 2009 11:08 PM Strategic Leadership and Executive Responsibility PMO/PPM Workshops June 25-28, 2012 - gantthead Workshop Series: Redefining the PMO

recent blog postings Employee Loyalty: A Casualty of the New Normal?   from   Strategic Project Management According to Knowlege@Wharton, MetLifes recent 10th annual survey of employee benefits, trends and attitudes released a few months back shows employee loyalty at a seven year low. One in three empl ... Posted By: Ty Kiisel on May 11, 2012 09:32 AM Cost Breakdown Structures: budgeting the easy way   from   The Money Files Video transcript, for those of you who prefer reading: Hello. My name is Elizabeth Harrin from the Gantthead blog, The Money Files and today I want to talk about cost breakdown structu ... Posted By: Elizabeth Harrin on May 10, 2012 02:01 PM recent questions What are the best practices on Application Governance   in   Process Improvement I am not looking at an project level governance, I am looking from an application perspective, who owns the system, how are enhancement requests made, who follows up with those requests etc. What is d ... Posted By: Shankar Venkateswaran on May 11, 2012 How would you write your project's epitaph?   in   Project Management Central If your project is pronounced dead, how would you write its epitaph? In other words, what would you include in the piece of note or mail that you are about to send out to all the stakeholders? ... Posted By: Wai Mun Koo on May 09, 2012

PMprep Q: _____ communication is used for very large volumes of information or audiences that require the recipients to access the content at their own discretion. featured video The Art of War for Project Managers Dave Prior explains how to use the teachings in Sun Tzu's masterpiece for success at work. While this presentation is geared towards in your role as a project manager, many of the lessons can be applied in other facets of day-to-day life to help you subtly manipulate a situation towards a desired outcome. Project Management 2.0 Time To Move PPM To The Cloud?   from   Project Management 2.0 Situation: You think the cloud could be a solution for you, but youre still not sure... Recently, we spoke with Scott Chapman,the President and CEO of Project Hosts, the leading provid ... Posted By: Dave Garrett on March 07, 2012 06:29 PM Do You Need a Project Management Survival Plan?   from   Project Management 2.0 Situation: You need a fresh perspective on Project Management in general. Steve Starke, VP of Program Management at Thomson Reuters, has written a new PM book entitled,S.T.O.P. The Project ... Posted By: Dave Garrett on January 10, 2012 10:49 AM Department Highlight: PMO The PMO in Operations - by Kenneth Darter, PMP (May 14, 2012) The project management office has a different role in the operational team than in project teams. In general, there are two major reasons for having a PMO as part of the operational team--and it's up to the PMO to ensure that it is supporting operations instead of hindering them. Department Highlight: Project Management Trending PM - by Craig Curran-Morton (May 7, 2012) What does the future of PM have in store? Three trends have the potential of being very powerful for project management and the organizations that continue to pursue the discipline. Badge Of The Week Scribe You can earn this badge when you publish 3 articles.

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