</h1> <article> <h1>Social Project Management</h1> <p>David Ramthun — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 05:26:36 +0000</p> As project managers, we are all very aware of the need to communicate to our project teams as well as our stakeholders. The basic formula for calculating possible communication channels is N(N-1)/2, where N is the number of stakeholders and/or project members. For all intents and purposes, project members are stakeholders as well, so stakeholders [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=ofHzX7osppY:clsEWUHLHuA:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=ofHzX7osppY:clsEWUHLHuA:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=ofHzX7osppY:clsEWUHLHuA:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=ofHzX7osppY:clsEWUHLHuA:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=ofHzX7osppY:clsEWUHLHuA:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=ofHzX7osppY:clsEWUHLHuA:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Project management consulting to enhance your internal team</h1> <p>David Ramthun — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:02:51 +0000</p> I found this interesting article about enhancing your internal team with a project management consulting firm and decided to republish it on my website. I really like the way the author presented his views on project management challenges . That’s the kind of passion I like to see in an article. Confronting Project Management Challenges [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=MCwiZnkKvCI:0l2rJeW8rQQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=MCwiZnkKvCI:0l2rJeW8rQQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=MCwiZnkKvCI:0l2rJeW8rQQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=MCwiZnkKvCI:0l2rJeW8rQQ:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=MCwiZnkKvCI:0l2rJeW8rQQ:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=MCwiZnkKvCI:0l2rJeW8rQQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Project management in a virtual organization</h1> <p>David Ramthun — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 03:59:12 +0000</p> As more companies are taking on green initiatives, many are looking to reduce their carbon footprint. In most cases, this means having less office space and computer systems to power. With the shrinking real estate for these companies, the employees need to have a place to call home when they are at work. For some [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gmNQUSTvv3Y:ueVVcXkrkXY:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gmNQUSTvv3Y:ueVVcXkrkXY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gmNQUSTvv3Y:ueVVcXkrkXY:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gmNQUSTvv3Y:ueVVcXkrkXY:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gmNQUSTvv3Y:ueVVcXkrkXY:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gmNQUSTvv3Y:ueVVcXkrkXY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Boss management as a project manager</h1> <p>David Ramthun — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 15:58:28 +0000</p> I found this interesting article about project manager and decided to republish it on my website. I really like the way the author presented his controversial views on boss management. That’s the kind of passion I like to see in an article.Project Managers Need To “Manage The Boss” By: Canadian Management Centre Most people have [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=BSM-i27SmAc:KSNyMV-ymtc:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=BSM-i27SmAc:KSNyMV-ymtc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=BSM-i27SmAc:KSNyMV-ymtc:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=BSM-i27SmAc:KSNyMV-ymtc:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=BSM-i27SmAc:KSNyMV-ymtc:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=BSM-i27SmAc:KSNyMV-ymtc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Simplifying Project Management</h1> <p>David Ramthun — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 18:29:39 +0000</p> Simplifying Project Management Project Management and the Swan Having been through a number of “All Company” meeting, I know the pain of sitting through the same “RAH-RAH” dance each and every time. However, during one of these meetings the CIO stepped up and told a story of a swan. As it swims calmly through the [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=lp0dRexOZX0:RqCBC0hDns0:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=lp0dRexOZX0:RqCBC0hDns0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=lp0dRexOZX0:RqCBC0hDns0:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=lp0dRexOZX0:RqCBC0hDns0:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=lp0dRexOZX0:RqCBC0hDns0:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=lp0dRexOZX0:RqCBC0hDns0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Goals of a project manager</h1> <p>David Ramthun — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:24:51 +0000</p> Jason Westland wrote a guest article over on IT Business Edge where he laid out the 5 goals of a project manager. In it he defined the following as the primary goals for any project manager: Finish on time Finish under budget Meet the requirements Keep customers happy Ensure a happy team He details the [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=K0FwGtaQ71k:agCJYxMX4ZI:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=K0FwGtaQ71k:agCJYxMX4ZI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=K0FwGtaQ71k:agCJYxMX4ZI:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=K0FwGtaQ71k:agCJYxMX4ZI:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=K0FwGtaQ71k:agCJYxMX4ZI:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=K0FwGtaQ71k:agCJYxMX4ZI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>10 Minute Meetings…..Really? | meeting</h1> <p>David Ramthun — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:24:50 +0000</p> The 10 Minute Meeting Why do so many organizations feel the need to fill 30 minutes, an hour, or even longer to inform their teams of status updates, events, etc.? I believe these organizations use these meeting durations because they are the defaults of many calendar programs and people, for whatever reason, feel a need [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=1-wmLxCya5o:27gryOhgT9o:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=1-wmLxCya5o:27gryOhgT9o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=1-wmLxCya5o:27gryOhgT9o:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=1-wmLxCya5o:27gryOhgT9o:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=1-wmLxCya5o:27gryOhgT9o:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=1-wmLxCya5o:27gryOhgT9o:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Turn a project #FAIL into #SUCCESS</h1> <p>David Ramthun — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:20:25 +0000</p> How many of us have been handed a project that was failing with the expectation that we do whatever it takes to turn it around? Having been thrown into the lion’s den on a number of occasions, I understand the pressure. What I want to do in this post is simply outline my thoughts on [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=tgwWjX8SQ1s:VOClD9dcaaw:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=tgwWjX8SQ1s:VOClD9dcaaw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=tgwWjX8SQ1s:VOClD9dcaaw:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=tgwWjX8SQ1s:VOClD9dcaaw:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=tgwWjX8SQ1s:VOClD9dcaaw:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=tgwWjX8SQ1s:VOClD9dcaaw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Explaining project management to your parents</h1> <p>David Ramthun — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 05:20:24 +0000</p> As project managers, we often find ourselves in the position of having to explain what we do. This is usually not too difficult a task as we are usually explaining this to organizational executives and other clients. This particular question become troublesome when those asking are far removed from anything project management. Such people would [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=yCx0M1cGZos:wRs9e_-JNYM:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=yCx0M1cGZos:wRs9e_-JNYM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=yCx0M1cGZos:wRs9e_-JNYM:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=yCx0M1cGZos:wRs9e_-JNYM:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=yCx0M1cGZos:wRs9e_-JNYM:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=yCx0M1cGZos:wRs9e_-JNYM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> <article> <h1>Project Blind Spots</h1> <p>David Ramthun — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:38:12 +0000</p> Project Blind Spots It’s morning, you are late for work, you grab your coffee and hop in the car to get on your way to work on your next project . You check the rear-view mirror to make sure nothing is behind you. You also check the side mirrors to make sure both sides are [...]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gQQdy-UiEWc:WwTgD91AjFw:yIl2AUoC8zA"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gQQdy-UiEWc:WwTgD91AjFw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gQQdy-UiEWc:WwTgD91AjFw:V_sGLiPBpWU"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gQQdy-UiEWc:WwTgD91AjFw:I9og5sOYxJI"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gQQdy-UiEWc:WwTgD91AjFw:qj6IDK7rITs"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/DavidRamthun?a=gQQdy-UiEWc:WwTgD91AjFw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"></img></a> </div> </article> </main></body></html>