What Is Portfolio Management?

December 15, 2010 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

I recently reviewed a manuscript for my publisher, who wanted an opinion on its value. It was an interesting experience, because it made me realize that a lot of what we assume everyone agrees on about project management is in fact floating in that No-Man's Land called the "grey area." This is esp

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Cyber Monday: Tech Flops and Turkeys at Work (the Theme Song)

November 29, 2010 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Since today is the relatively new "holiday" Cyber Monday (on which I for one will be buying exactly nothing, techno or otherwise), I thought it might be fun to check out a few technology topics that might be of interest to project managers. Here's a rundown: From TechRepublic's aptly named "Sanity

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Your Reading List ...

November 22, 2010 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

As usual, a flurry of book releases coincided with the fall project management conferences, and PM Solutions made a strong showing with multiple publications of new content and thought leadership. Most importantly, of course, the Second Edition of Kent Crawford's seminal work, The Strategic Projec

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IBM Accepts the PMO of the Year Award at the PMOSIG Conference

November 11, 2010 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

If you were not in Dallas (don't feel bad - I'm wasn't, either!) here's a look at the shindig Monday night ... of the snapshot variety. Professional photos will be forthcoming for the award finalists soon: [caption id="attachment_510" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="T-Mobile's Leo Reoyo acc

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Project Management on the Potomac: Making Waves

October 11, 2010 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

The PMI Global Congress is better this year than ever: venue, food, and ease-of-use have all been upgraded. But it's in the selection of speakers and array of presentations that it really shows a marked upturn. First of all: Bill Clinton was awesome as the kickoff keynote speaker. In challenging t

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