In the Web 2.0 world, the traditional concepts of the workplace are changing. For some, jobs are still 9-5 but not for all. For many of us, connected via the blackberry and the IPhone , we carry work everywhere we go. A lot of thought process is going on recently if employees can be allowed […]
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We live in an era where globalization has been deeply entrenched in all aspects of life – let alone the workspace. Corporations have become truly global and need to have presence in local markets across the globe to sell their products across geographies. Talent is spread across the world and its needed to go global
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Occam’s razor, also known as Ockham’s razor, and sometimes expressed in Latin as lex parsimoniae (the law of parsimony, economy or succinctness), is a principle that generally recommends that, from among competing hypotheses, selecting the one that makes the fewest new assumptions usually provides the correct one, and that the simplest explanation will be the
Here are some of my favorite quotes related to the field of project management – some motivational, some humorous and well some whatever.. I could not find the third word 🙂 Wherever I was sure of the author, I have given it, rest I have left it out blank. I will be adding more as
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For the ones who know, its obvious, but for those who don’t, a little help is good. Given below is my attempt to explain the basic differences between Projects, Programs and Portfolio. Projects Programs Portfolio Definition (ISO)A project is a unique process consisting of a set of co-ordinated and controlled activities with start and finish
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The topic of interest today is what has more prominence in project management – methodology or intuition. Let us make an attempt to answer this using an analogy to Herzberg’s two factor theory.For those not familiar with Herzberg’s two factor theory, it is as follows:The theory (also known as Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory and Dual-Factor Theory)
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What is the 100% rule? The 100% rule (Haugan, 2001, p 17), is a core characteristic of the WBS.This rule states that the WBS includes 100% of the work defined by the project scope and captures ALL deliverables – internal, external and interim – in terms of work to be completed, including project management. The
