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Tailored Project Management
Tailored Project Management
-by Andy Jordan
It's time to take control of things again and apply our skills and experience to alternative project management--and challenge our thinking beyond conventional norms.
Manifest Destiny - by Ian Whittingham, PMP (Jun 22, 2009)
Making a Case for Agile Project Management - by Bob Weinstein (Jun 15, 2009)
How Agile Do We Need To Be? - by Mark Mullaly, PMP (Jun 8, 2009)
Software Development: Traditional or Alternative? - by Michael Wood (Jun 1, 2009)
Agile Management: An Oxymoron?Agile Management: An Oxymoron?
-by Andy Jordan
 The smart project manager will be aware of agile development approaches--and be prepared to embrace them and adjust their PM approach accordingly. So let's try and bring some sanity to chickens and pigs...
Is Agile Fragile?Is Agile Fragile?
-by Mike Donoghue
 Agility is a great process concept for small enterprise shops that have fewer resources and are obliged to keep their energies laser-focused. But for the larger organizations and their equally grand products, this development approach is problematic.
Agile CRMAgile CRM
-by Andy Jordan
 As the project manager, you need to help the customer understand why agile could be a suitable approach for them. Here's some help in preparing them for a wild ride.
Agile Countdown - by Mike Donoghue (Jun 22, 2009)
Courage: The Root of All Agile - by Doug DeCarlo, Principal, The Doug DeCarlo Group (Jun 15, 2009)
Applying Agile in Your Waterfall World - by Dr. Andrew Makar, DMIT, PMP (Jun 15, 2009)
Agile Myths Debunked - by Dr. Andrew Makar, DMIT, PMP (Jun 8, 2009)
Point Play - by Johanna Rothman (Jun 1, 2009)
Barnyard Agility - by Mike Donoghue (Jun 1, 2009)
Right On! - by B. Michael Aucoin, D. Engr., PE, PMP (May 18, 2009)
Simplifying PM: Six Power Tips for Doing More with Less - by Jerry Manas, PMP (May 4, 2009)
The Merlin Exercise - by Mike Griffiths (Apr 20, 2009)


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