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Project Management

12,322 unread email messages. Help!

by Alec Satin

Ron Holohan, PMP of the PM411 podcast interviewed me recently on the subject of effectively managing email. If you’ve yet to hear PM411, you’re in for a treat. Ron’s project management podcast is interesting, informative and a lot of fun.

Some of the topics covered in our spirited talk include:

What’s wrong with the way I’m managing my inbox today?
How can we make our email more organized and efficient?
Are there ways to make Outlook and GMail work better?
How do I find an email I sent to my boss 6 months ago?
As a PM, is there a recommended way to organize inbox and email folders?

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72 Project Management Tips

by Alec Satin

Have you ever been in the midst of a project or task and thought to yourself, “There has got to be a better way?” If so, you’re not alone. Leading projects is a complicated business. The longer you’re at it the more you can learn and the better you can get.

Here are 72 project management tips designed to help you lead your projects with skill, authority and grace. Even pros should find something of value. Quick start: Meetings or Status.

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I am Winston Wolfe. I Solve Problems.

by Alec Satin

Harvey Keitel’s performance as Winston Wolfe in Pulp Fiction inspires me to be a better leader…

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7 Marks of a Great Project Management Office

by Alec Satin

Bad project management offices (PMO)s are easy to describe. You may have had to work with one at some point. Notice the words, had to work with one. People will do anything possible to minimize their interactions with a bad PMO. Poor PMOs don’t care. They have little contact with the people in the organization actually doing the work. Their focus is on compliance by force. Communication flows one way – from them to you.

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PM Twitter Tweets – Revisited

by Alec Satin

Based on your positive feedback from the March project management and career twitter tweets post, here are some management, leadership and inspirational tweets you might enjoy.

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