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Brick Or Sponge: What Is The Stiffness Of Your Project?

September 7, 08 //
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Different road condition require different suspension systems and settings to a car. If you are driving on roads in perfect mint condition, you need a different level of absorption than when you are following a trail through the jungle or the dessert.

What conditions have the roads you drive your project on?

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Photography by Freeparking.

If you work under mint conditions you can create the perfect plan, centralize control and outline every detail in a procedure. You can hit the big red button that reads “EFFICIENCY”.

If you drive in “EFFICIENCY” mode and steer through the jungle of Borneo, you will wreck the bottom of your car on the first turn. What you need here is absorption, the ability to handle unexpected disturbances; you need to hit the big green button with “RESILIENCE” on it.
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Future of Project Management Software: Easy Projects .NET

September 5, 08 //
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In my series called “Future of Project Management Software” I am talking with Project Management software vendors about their view of the future. This time a conversation with Vadim Katcherovski from Easy Projects .NET.

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What, do you think, Project management Software will look like in 5-10 years?

It’s hard to predict what kind of technologies will be available in 5-10 years, however I’m pretty sure that “go-and-do-everything” robots won’t be available yet (at least not to everyone), so regular mortals will still have to manage and execute their projects. That having been said, I strongly believe that the focus of project management software will shift from data to people. I think the future of project management software is in a true collaborative environment, where two or more people will not only be able to see and hear each other, but also share, visualize and manipulate the context: e.g. if one person changes the schedule, everyone else instantly sees the change and is able to make respective changes as well.
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25 Ways Project People Can Train Their Mental Flexibility

September 1, 08 //
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Projects are about humans. Deal with that! And when dealing, it’s a project manager’s flexibility that comes in most handy since not only does mental agility ensure you keep yourself actively thinking, using those grey cells, it means you have the resilience to adapt to the only constant in life… change. Jonah Lehrer, in his article; Aging Gracefully — It’s a Real Workout, refers to the studies conducted on the cognitive development of a ‘thinking’ mind.

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“Not only does an active mind have more cortical matter to lose — scientists refer to this as “cognitive reserve,” since the extra tissue serves as a buffer against cell death — but it also seems better able to adjust its activity in response to the insults of age. “The brain operates on a use-it-or-lose-it principle,” says Merzenich. “And the ability to cope with change seems to really be something you either use or lose.”"

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