by Donna Fitzgerald | September 21, 2009 | Comments Off
I promised that I’d pass along some thoughts about the PPM Summit so here goes: 1) We had a terrifically engaged audience. I’ve been speaking at one conference or another for just a few weeks shy of 13 years and hands down I felt that the attendees where there because they really cared about running [...]
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Category: PMO PPM Summit Program Management Tags: Leadership, PMO, Politics, PPM Summit, Program Management, Servant Leadership
by Donna Fitzgerald | August 7, 2009 | 3 Comments
Woke up this morning with one with that answer to something I’ve wondered about for years. Most management books tend to insist that anyone can be a leader and yet on a day to day basis most of us see dozens of situations where those who should be leading aren’t. The answer to this conundrum [...]
Category: Program Management Tags: Leadership
by Donna Fitzgerald | June 18, 2009 | Comments Off
It occurred to me this morning that we might need to be clearer about what the difference is between an apprentice, a journeyman and a master PM. An apprentice works with black and white. He believes all knowledge comes from an authority and must be followed exactly. A journeyman works with shades of gray. She [...]
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Category: PMO Tags: Leadership
by Donna Fitzgerald | June 9, 2009 | 4 Comments
At the beginning of every summer I generally kick off a discussion with my peers as to what PPM books we’re planning to read during the summer. To be honest the last couple of years it’s seemed that the choices have been few and far between. I’m delighted to say that’s changed this year thank;s [...]
Category: Book Reviews Program Management Tags: Leadership, PPM Books, Program Management
by Donna Fitzgerald | May 30, 2009 | 2 Comments
A post by Wally Bock on his Three Star Leadership Blog got me thinking about our the working environment we create based on how we manage our PMOs, our programs, and our projects. The 8 factors listed below are the compilation of feedback from Mr. Bock’s students about the work environments they preferred to work [...]
Category: PMO Tags: Leadership, Personal Mastery, Servant Leadership
by Donna Fitzgerald | April 10, 2009 | Comments Off
Anyone who knows me knows that I can argue both sides of a topic with equal fluidity. This is a skill I picked up from my father who was legendary for asserting a position and then explaining (to anyone who would listen) all the reasons why his deeply held belief might, in fact, not be [...]
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Category: Program Management Tags: Leadership, Program Management
by Donna Fitzgerald | March 18, 2009 | 2 Comments
Leadership is not based on formal authority. Especially since, at the early levels of maturity, project management might still be approached on a somewhat informal basis. What this will generally mean to a PM is that the ability to form a team. focus the teams actions toward the agreed upon goal and deliver the project [...]
Category: Program Management Tags: Leadership, Program Management, Project Management
