I bet you didn’t know it, but Wile E. was a project manager. A specific breed of project manager. So what lessons can we learn from our friend Wile E.? What made him so special? Super Genius You may remember, he preferred to use fantastic (and usually absurd) contraptions and elaborate plans to pursue hisRead… Read more »
When planning a project, do you include time to celebrate? The completion? Overcoming that thorny problem to get things moving again? Figuring a way to still stay in budget? At the Leadership Breakfast – Reston today, we discussed leadership and teams, and of course communications came up as a problem and solution to several performanceRead… Read more »
All training simulations are not created equal in either educational value or in their overall ability to provide realistic training experiences. Being able to understand the key dynamics that make 3D serious games and simulations a cut above the rest is a major component in selecting a company to provide your training requirements. The followingRead… Read more »
The Public Conversations Project (an NCDD organizational member) just released their first video resource. Dialogue: A Virtual Workshop is a FREE series of 12 videos that shares the basics of the Public Conversations Project’s approach to dialogue. From understanding the importance of participant preparation to developing the right questions to ask in a dialogue, thisRead… Read more »
The following PMP® exam sample question is taken from The Free PMP Exam Simulator at http://free.pm-exam-simulator.com – The answer is at the very bottom: —————————— There are 20 stakeholders. What is the number of total potential communication channels in this project? A) 10 B) 45 C) 190 D) 380 —————————— All our questions are updatedRead… Read more »
Where does community begin? It’s a question we’ve been asking ourselves a lot. With nearly all our projects, what we we’re aiming to do in cities is to help them use the Internet to harness the power of cognitive surplus — the concept of many people coming together to do big things. This weekend we’reRead… Read more »
I have learned sooooo much over the past decade that I’ve been managing projects. So when Terrell asked for sharing lessons learned, I was all over it. My blog and project management training pretty much are my lessons learned from over the years. The great thing about having written this blog for 5 years nowRead… Read more »
Police broke up an alleged counterfeiting ring that was costing the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (CA) an estimated $500 a day. An investigation by a local news team tipped off the police, who arrested two suspects and confiscated 287 tickets. Switching from paper transfers to the Clipper smart card could solve the problem, Muni’sRead… Read more »
I recently took a line of reasoning from Game Theory and applied it to change management; the take away being that in order to change the behaviour of others you must yourself be willing to change. But perhaps I stopped short. While willingness is in fact a necessary precondition for change, willingness in and ofRead… Read more »
Are you preparing for The PMP Exam? The PM PrepCast offers over 38 hours of video training to help you study for the PMP certification. This video is a free selection from this 38 hour long course that will help you how finding the best answer to PMP Exam sample questions help you pass theRead… Read more »