Quick Takes about Project Management Topics
Quick Takes are short pieces discussing various aspects of project management written by Doug Boebinger.
Ways to Deepen Your Emotional Intelligence
EI is a journey and it starts with you dealing with the most difficult person in your life. You!
The Productivity Boost of Working From Home
A recent study showed work-from-home employees do the same, if not more, work than those working in a physical office.
The Next Normal
After a Black Swan-like event, the world changes. The world figures out the next normal and how to operate in it.
Solving Tomorrow’s Problems Today
Invest time and money today to benefit from the reduced level of risk, problems, and stress tomorrow.
Management by Walking Around
This revolutionary concept is: Get out from behind your desk and talk to people.
Do You Have a Personal Board of Advisors?
... there is one trait that I have found in every successful project manager – they know what they don’t know.
Black Swans (No, Not the Movie)
They are all Black Swans – they changed the world. No one thought them possible, but they happened and the world will never be the same.
Avoid Project Management Office (PMO) Pitfalls
There are common pitfalls to establishing a new PMO, which need to be understood and avoided.
Are the PMP® Requirements Tough Enough?
PMP is a minimum standard – a starting point in the evaluation of a project manager, not the ending point.