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August 2007

Project Management Is Dead

I am sorry to inform you but Project Management as we know it is dead. Plan-driven approaches are dead. Agile will be dead before it hits the masses. You have no idea how I hate this fact. It makes me sad. Heck, it makes me mad!
Come to think of it, I wonder if it ever [...]

Project Shrink Links 30-8-2007

171 Ways To Improve Tasks And Project Management
This is an incredible list of amazing tools you can use to improve your projects and general task management. It takes a lot of time to view them all, but you will encounter some real gems.
Carnival Of Project Management
Every month Elizabeth Herrin publishes an overview of interesting [...]

Win Free Preparation For PMP Exam

SORRY. THIS CONTEST IS CLOSED!
This September you can win a free subscription to The Project Management PrepCast, a great way to prepare for the PMP exam. This site is hosted by my friend Cornelius Fichtner from the PM Podcast. Every one that issues a comment on this blog before September 15th will enter the drawing. [...]

The Long Tail In Software Projects

If you are considering a career in Project Management, I welcome you and congratulate you on a perfect choice. The future is ours. Managing projects is a skill that will be requested more and more in the near future. There will be more projects in the future. And the amount will only increase.
For software projects [...]

Speaking At Real Time Collaboration in Utrecht

For all Dutch people out there that want to see me live and unplugged I will be speaking at the Real Time Collaboration summit in Utrecht (The Netherlands) on September 18th. If you are interested in attending this seminar, please drop me a comment.
And if you are curious, my presentation is entitled: “Clothing [...]

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