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Recognize the dependable people on your team

April 17, 2013 6:30am PDT

Behind-the-scenes capability is one of those things that is often taken for granted and frequently overlooked when it comes to recognition.

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10 best practices for successful project management

July 23, 2009 2:10pm PDT

The right mix of planning, monitoring, and controlling can make the difference in completing a project on time, on budget, and with high quality results. These guidelines will help you plan the...

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Master these 10 processes to sharpen your project management skills

March 13, 2008 8:10am PDT

The bigger and more complex a project gets, the more you need formal processes and techniques to effectively manage the work. Project management expert Tom Mochal explains the purpose, value, and...

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How developers can survive a 'go live' scenario

April 25, 2013 10:51am PDT

Something always goes wrong in a "go live" scenario. Prepare your development team, your work environment, and yourself to handle these high-pressure situations.

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Want to motivate your team? Here are 20 things to start doing now

November 28, 2011 4:21am PST

Ilya Bogorad shows you how to create a dynamic, exciting, motivating environment in an otherwise unexciting, underperforming or stodgy organization

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Blog Post

Words that mean nothing in a resume

March 11, 2013 4:54am PDT

Some of the most often used terms in resumes are also the most meaningless. Learn how to avoid that pitfall.

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Five tips for managing calendars in Outlook 2010

September 20, 2010 7:27am PDT

Outlook 2010 introduced some calendar enhancements that make it easier to stay on top of your appointments and coordinate the schedules of everyone on your team. Here's a quick look at how to take...

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Tips on how to coach your website clients

April 30, 2013 9:45am PDT

Making sure your clients are happy with their new website design depends on clear communication and shaping their expectations.

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Blog Post

Mitigate project role confusion for staff wearing multiple hats

July 23, 2012 5:01pm PDT

If you expect your developers or contractors to take on business analyst or project manager roles, here are three ways to help them be effective and stay motivated.

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Four Google Apps project managers should consider

September 6, 2012 11:31am PDT

Will Kelly shows us some of the top project management apps available in the Google Apps Marketplace.

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Blog Post

10 things you might be doing that could hurt your career

November 10, 2010 12:07pm PST

If your job isn't going as well as you'd hoped, you may unwittingly be doing something that's holding you back. Alan Norton looks at some of the less obvious ways people sabotage their careers.

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Blog Post

Five power tips for using TeamViewer for remote support tasks

April 18, 2011 9:20am PDT

TeamViewer is a versatile remote support and desktop sharing program -- and it offers some features that other tools lack. Jack Wallen looks at a few of the best ways to put TeamViewer to work.

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Blog Post

The five worst Star Trek: Voyager episodes EVER!

November 18, 2011 6:23am PST

Voyager is rarely held up as the high point of the Trek franchise, but these five Delta Quadrant dumpster-fires are indisputably the lowest episodes of the low.

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15 great leadership questions

February 23, 2010 11:13am PST

In this article, Executive and leadership coach John M McKee shares questions any leader can use to improve results and morale.

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Articles

Use S.M.A.R.T. goals to launch management by objectives plan

April 25, 2005 7:00am PDT

Management by Objectives, or MBO, is a management strategy that uses the S.M.A.R.T. goals method--setting objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-based. This...

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Three strengths of a technical project manager

April 14, 2007 5:25am PDT

A technical project manager straddles the line between technical savvy and organizational skill. As I mentioned in my earlier blog, this combination makes him prone to the same kinds of...

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Free project collaboration tools that rock

December 3, 2011 1:45pm PST

Andrew Makar explains why these three project collaboration tools are worth a look: Cohuman, Asana, and Trello.

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10 types of programmers you'll encounter in the field

November 5, 2007 1:17pm PST

Programmers enjoy a reputation for being peculiar people. In fact, even within the development community, there are certain programmer archetypes that other programmers find strange. Here are 10...

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