Strategy and Projects: Make the Connection!

January 31, 2011 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

You heard it here first: How about a new knowledge area for project management? and the corresponding new section in PMI's PMBOK® Guide? with, naturally, its own section on the PMP exam: "The next 20 questions examine your understanding of how projects create business value for the larger organiza

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Burning Questions for 2011

January 12, 2011 | by Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin

Chatting with my boss the other day, the term "burning questions" came up more than once, which struck me as significant. I jotted it in the margin of my notes and later, in the search field of my browser. To my surprise, Burning Question turned out to be the title of a new book about marketing. W

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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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