Guidance

Yesterday I was speaking with a good friend of mine who leads a PMO1 team of project managers and business analysts.  Sharing stories together often provides much needed perspective.   I came away from this conversation thinking about project managers and fool’s gold.
Fool’s Gold
Pyrite is a yellow mineral resembling gold.  Inexperienced prospectors during […]Project Management Office […] Read more »

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In discussing the value of good, accurate and concise meeting notes, a colleague recommended this link from the EffectiveMeetings.com website.
This is a practical, clear source of good meeting guidance.  Some of the topics covered include:

Why do we still have meetings?
To meet or not to meet - that is the question
The 10 Commandments of Meetings
Leading a … Read more »

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