Donna Fitzgerald

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Why We Manage Projects

by Donna Fitzgerald  |  March 14, 2010  |  1 Comment

One of the blogs I read whenever I get the chance is Jed Simms Value Delivery Management blog.  I had the opportunity to speak with Jed a couple of years ago and was impressed with his practical, no nonsense approach toward all things PPM.  Last week I was particularly struck by his 8 Self-Evident Truths about PPM. To paraphrase [...]

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Project Imperatives

by Donna Fitzgerald  |  March 15, 2009  |  2 Comments

Doug DeCarlo (the author of Extreme Project Management) has an interesting concept he calls project imperatives.  A project imperative is the thing or things that will cause the PM’s head  to be loped off if he or she fails to deliver.  Since good PMs are hard to come by I like the idea of making [...]

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