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• How to Publish Project Manager’s Daily Newspaper?

  By virk on December 13, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  Have you dreamed about publishing your own newspaper? Here is quick way to publish one. Some days ago I got a link on twitter to an online newspaper about social media content.  I was impressed and thought its lot of work put in… Read More ›

• How Project Starts

  By virk on November 24, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  This is how projects usually start, do not get discouraged by it or feel overwhelmed. You will never get everything fully documented and nicely presented to proceed, you will get pointers and its your job to find who can compliment… Read More ›

• Quotes for Project Managers

  By virk on November 23, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Do not count your chickens before they are hatched. – Aesop The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there is 90% probability you will get it wrong. – Andy Rooney If you want a… Read More ›

• Project Risk Management 101

  By virk on October 26, 2010 • ( 2 )

  Risk is a future event that may have an impact on schedule, cost or scope.  It may happen or it may not. While Issue is a condition or problem already occurred (or will occur for sure) that impacts schedule, cost or scope. When Risk is… Read More ›

• How to spot opportunities or future trends

  By virk on October 24, 2010 • ( 0 )

  An idea or application of it to improve any process or thing is innovation. To innovate is through trial and error way. As a leader and manager, you have to innovate or else wilt. I watched on YouTube Jeremy Gutsche,… Read More ›

• Focus on Outcome and Invest in Process

  By virk on October 19, 2010 • ( 0 )

  “What do you have to get in order to be happy?” is the question Dr. Srikumar asks. I found this talk on TED where he asks to plug into our hard-wired happiness.  We spend most of our lives learning to be unhappy,… Read More ›

• Bill Clinton Says Project Managers Help Tackle Global Challenges – Voices on Project Management

  By virk on October 13, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Former U.S. president Bill Clinton sent out a powerful message: Project managers will play a significant role in taking on the toughest global challenges. Bill Clinton Says Project Managers Help Tackle Global Challenges – Voices on Project Management.

• U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra Says Process Continues to Trump Outcomes – Voices on Project Management

  By virk on October 13, 2010 • ( 0 )

  U.S. CIO Vivek Kundra Says Process Continues to Trump Outcomes – Voices on Project Management.

• Elected President of the Chapter

  By virk on September 28, 2010 • ( 1 )

  I am extremely pleased by the confidence that Board has expressed in me to take PMI-GLC to next level of volunteer and stakeholder engagement, trusting me with opportunity to formulate and lead operational vision, strategy and direction while working on to… Read More ›

• How to motivate project teams

  By virk on September 26, 2010 • ( 1 )

  

  Individual team members can be instrumental to the success or failure of any project. As a project manager, you need to build trust by connecting and understanding the needs. This article outlines some of the common behaviors we observe and motivational theories to provide guidelines to project manager.

• Quotes for Leaders

  By virk on July 29, 2010 • ( 1 )

  In risk, if you perform, it produces great opportunities. – John Hammergren, CEO McKesson Corp You just can’t get too focused on what’s going to happen in the next quarter. You have to worry about where the business is headed… Read More ›

• Building Brand Through Follow-up Actions

  By virk on June 10, 2010 • ( 2 )

  Everyday we make so many commitments talking near water cooler, during networking event, in a meetings or over the phone.  Some of our commitments are urgent and important and we follow-up properly.  There are other few commitments that we know are… Read More ›

• How To Make PowerPoint Presentations Powerful.. Part 3

  By virk on May 27, 2010 • ( 2 )

  How To Prepare?  Prepare your presentation based on self-evaluation questions in part 1.  You need to spend time according to the ‘worth’ of your presentation.  More planning and preparation are required if stakes are high. Brain-storm: Like any task, you… Read More ›

• How To Make PowerPoint Presentations Powerful.. Part 2

  By virk on May 22, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Part II – Cause Of Boring PowerPoint Presentations (This post is also published on pmhut.com as a complete article) The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing in the right place, but to leave unsaid… Read More ›

• How To Make PowerPoint Presentations Powerful.. Or At Least Not Suck

  By virk on May 20, 2010 • ( 0 )

  Part I – From PoorPoint to PowerPoint Presentations Have you attended any boring, too long to stay focused (even awake) presentation and at the end walked out dissatisfied without gaining something or giving out any useful input? Have you ever… Read More ›

• 7 Quotes for Achievers

  By virk on May 5, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  A collection of 7 quotes for achievers; I collected from newsletter called Seeds of Success – delivered by Success magazine.

• 7 Step to Effective Networking At Any Event – For Starters

  By virk on April 26, 2010 • ( 1 )

  Networking is must have capability of professional growth these days. Sometimes with our shyness, limited beliefs or lack of knowledge puts us into disadvantage. Here are 7 steps to begin with.

• 7 Quotes for Leaders – When The Going Gets Tough

  By virk on April 25, 2010 • ( 4 )

  We  all face tough choices each day and feel disheartened sometimes by the way things are going.  Taking the right decision with the best of our ability and integrity is the required component of life.  We limit our actions by thoughts of… Read More ›

• Salience Model – Stakeholder Analysis

  By virk on March 23, 2010 • ( 6 )

  

  Who is a stakeholder? Simply anyone with a stake in the project either direct or indirect. PMBOK says that stakeholders for a project are persons or organizations  – who are actively involved; whose interests may be positively or negatively affected… Read More ›

• Quotes for Project Managers

  By virk on March 10, 2010 • ( 0 )

  If you want to hear new things, you’d better spend time with people who are very different from you. – Lynda Gratton Predicting the future is easy.  It’s trying to figure out what’s going on now that’s hard.  – Fritz… Read More ›

• 15 Ground Rules for Project Team Management

  By virk on March 9, 2010 • ( 3 )

  

  People with diverse professional experiences and background have totally unique perspective on any issue.  When a new team is assembled for any project, its vital for the success of that project that all team member are aware of  the ground-rules for the project;… Read More ›

• Community Leadership – Lessons Learned

  By virk on March 3, 2010 • ( 2 )

  

  Sometime difference of opinions in any community organization or any professional group causes divide among its people. At this time, as an independent person with leadership qualities, you can not rely on the leaders who have created the issue. Playing real leadership role is important..

• 5 Quotes for Leaders

  By virk on January 14, 2010 • ( 1 )

       Leadership is a matter of having people look at you and gain confidence, seeing how you react. If you’re in control, they’re in control.  – Tom Landry People ask the difference between a leader and a boss …. Read More ›

• Quotes from Twitter

  By virk on December 9, 2009 • ( 0 )

  I am on Twitter (follow me) and its very useful tool.  I review tweets on my Nokia E71 Smartphone during my lunch break and keep myself updated. I get to read very interesting and inspiring quotes along with information that… Read More ›

• Power of Social Media and Customer Service

  By virk on November 11, 2009 • ( 3 )

  You might have heard that someone got very bad customer service one day and no one would resolve the complaint at this company.  This person gets upset by the treatment received and decides to write a complaint letter to the president of… Read More ›

• Twitter for Managers and Leaders

  By virk on November 1, 2009 • ( 7 )

  Early this month, I spoke about PMI-GLC’s Social Media Initiatives at PMI Leadership Institute Meeting @ Region 4 (at Orlando, Florida).  I found out that majority of project managers and leaders are aware of the social media in some way but not utilizing that much. LinkedIn for networking… Read More ›

• How does it go up the communication chain?

  By virk on October 15, 2009 • ( 0 )

  In the beginning was the plan, and then the specification. And the plan was without form, and the specification was void. And the darkness was upon the faces of the implementors; And they spoke unto their managers, saying: “It is… Read More ›

• Quotes for Managers

  By virk on September 23, 2009 • ( 0 )

  Star performers are never expensive, but mediocre performers are unaffordable – Georges Doriot It is a bad plan that admits of no modification. – Publilius Syrus A ship in a harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built… Read More ›

• Got 10 minute to speak with executive?

  By virk on September 20, 2009 • ( 0 )

  When you got 10 minutes or less to talk to your executive manager, you are well aware of the fact that you do not have enough time to give background of the issue or request and he/she isn’t interested in… Read More ›

• 11 Principles of Leadership

  By virk on August 20, 2009 • ( 3 )

   I came across 11 leadership principles of Marine Corps in Guide Book for Marines on the Internet and here is my interpretation of 11 principles.  I am interested in hearing from Marines about their leadership experience.  Take responsibility – we need to seek… Read More ›