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Mary Weilage

Mary Weilage
Mary Weilage is a Senior Editor for the CBS Interactive site TechRepublic. She edits the Android App Builder, Asian Technology, IT Consultant, SMB Technologist, Social Media in the Enterprise, and Software Engineer blogs.
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    Setting up priorities in an "A" world

    Lack of priority information is the death of management and the bane of leadership. It is also the single most common problem project managers run into when trying to filter activities into a...

    Posted by Shannon Kalvar | August 11, 2007, 9:53 AM PDT | Latest comment by apotheon

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    Six reasons why you might work for free

    Yes, as in "no money." Before you say "never," better read this list. I've provided free services (though I may not like to admit it) under several circumstances: Marketing. To gain a new...

    Posted by Chip Camden | August 8, 2007, 2:21 PM PDT | Latest comment by Aaron Mason

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    Hire a diverse project team without compromising on the best candidates

    To many people, the focus on diversity is synonymous with the hiring of inferior quality for the sake of meeting quotas. But companies have found that there is long-term business value associated...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | August 6, 2007, 8:56 AM PDT | Latest comment by Inkling

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    Remember, this project is not the last, best hope for peace or profit

    In the video game Knights of the Old Republic there comes a point where the crusty old advisory turns on our idealistic young hero and shouts, in effect, "Yes, this is the greatest threat to the...

    Posted by Shannon Kalvar | August 4, 2007, 5:18 AM PDT | Latest comment by behmkj@...

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    The disconnected project

    As a software development consultant, I've been one of those dispersed team members for most of the last 16 years. Back in 1991, I started telecommuting to my clients' systems via 9600 baud...

    Posted by Chip Camden | August 1, 2007, 5:09 PM PDT | Latest comment by pfroggatt@...

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    Use special project management techniques for dispersed teams

    In the past, a project team almost always resided in one location. The reason is obvious: it wasn't easy to communicate and collaborate with people who were not in the same physical location....

    Posted by Tom Mochal | July 30, 2007, 11:04 AM PDT | Latest comment by tsimon@...

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    The consulting misnomer

    My previous post (Getting beyond the 'bull' perception), spawned an interesting discussion about "consulting" vs. "contracting". Both apotheon and Richard_RPU made the point that consultants...

    Posted by Chip Camden | July 26, 2007, 1:05 PM PDT | Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden

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    Exhibit leadership on challenging projects

    Project managers need to be leaders. Leadership is easy when things are going well. It's when times are tough that being a good leader can be hard. It's also the time when strong leadership is...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | July 23, 2007, 7:32 AM PDT | Latest comment by altaee

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    A four-step prescription for writing better project plans

    A long time ago, in a lifetime far far away, a client asked me to help their PMO produce useful project plans. Never one to turn away a job, I agreed to speak with him and review the documents his...

    Posted by Shannon Kalvar | July 21, 2007, 6:18 AM PDT | Latest comment by buickjim@...

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    Getting beyond the 'bull' perception

    Once there was a cattle rancher who had a problem: his cows hadn't borne any calves for a long time. He hired various bulls to do the job, but even though they appeared to work fervently at...

    Posted by Chip Camden | July 17, 2007, 12:50 PM PDT | Latest comment by apotheon

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    Make sure your project deliverables are aligned to your objectives

    The Project Charter is used to define the project at a high-level. It contains information such as the objectives, scope, risk, assumptions, organization chart, etc. Did you know that there's a...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | July 17, 2007, 7:21 AM PDT

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    The direct relationship between scope statement structure and project control

    Yesterday I got a call from an old friend. We talked about life, kids, and all those things which generally dominate my thoughts these days. After we got though all that, he turned the...

    Posted by Shannon Kalvar | July 14, 2007, 5:12 AM PDT | Latest comment by diane.s.wilson@...

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    So you want to be a consultant?

    You're thinking of taking the plunge and going into business for yourself as an independent consultant, but you're uncertain about your chances. From my experience as an independent consultant...

    Posted by Chip Camden | July 12, 2007, 8:09 AM PDT | Latest comment by ehamouda@...

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    Gain project approvals from the right stakeholders

    Before your project starts execution, you should have created a Project Charter, project schedule, and the Project Management Procedures. These are the three documents that will guide the...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | July 9, 2007, 9:55 AM PDT | Latest comment by anandans@...

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    The difference between commanding and shaping a project

    In every life a little rain must fall. To everything there is a season. Blah, blah, blah. Old ways of saying "suck it up, buttercup". We've all heard these platitudes before, usually from...

    Posted by Shannon Kalvar | July 6, 2007, 8:15 PM PDT

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    How a theory of change affects practical project management

    Today I got an email from an old friend. Well, an old colleague at least - he and I have a running feud lasting the better part of two decades. We've argued about these topics so much our...

    Posted by Shannon Kalvar | June 30, 2007, 6:12 AM PDT | Latest comment by Wayne M.

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    10 midyear resolutions for project managers

    Are you happy with the way your projects have been going so far this year or are you running into too many obstacles and delays? With 2007 already half gone, now's a good time to take stock and...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | June 26, 2007, 8:51 AM PDT

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    Use PERT technique for more accurate estimates

    Regardless of the technique you use, the tendency in project estimation is to provide one number for each estimate. In other words, if you have 100 activities on your schedule, each activity would...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | June 25, 2007, 8:16 AM PDT | Latest comment by joebailey77

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    Using work disruptions to clear away the chaff

    After several weeks of playing nice, I'm going to go back to my regularly scheduled ranting about the profession of project management. I've just touched down after a long week of travel and my...

    Posted by Shannon Kalvar | June 23, 2007, 8:00 AM PDT

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    Beware of when "completed" activities aren't really completed

    One of the primary responsibilities of a project manager is to assign work to team members and then monitor the work to see that it is completed on schedule. It's important that team members...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | June 18, 2007, 6:37 AM PDT | Latest comment by ShadyHouse

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