Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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A restatement about lessons learned…
RayAnn received another several emails recently but they were questions that you would have thought were part of the past. The emails indicated that the managers were documenting lessons learned and having a end-of- the-project meeting to discuss lessons that were only gathered after or during the last phase of the project. Unbelievable! Hear is…
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Lessons Learned
Sometimes we don’t want to admit we have made a mistake or that there were issues with a process or its activities. But how else are we to correct our mistakes and learn from our mistakes; to improve. Whether one thinks it can lead to finger pointing is not a reason not to have the…
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Question: Have you received a request for a Social Security Number (SSN) to submit with your resume to a prospective employer as a requirement?
A Potentially Real Problem: Providing your SSN to a prospective employer when you have not become an employee, nor selected as an applicant/candidate. I received this question recently, but several months back before I took on another contract, I received several requests from several companies (third party and an employer representative) to provide my SSN…
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My Perspective – Partnerships with Competitors
Several emails over the past several months indicated concern about issues of communicating and maintaining a relationship with competitors as partners and maintaining stable relationships with employees. Often communication can be a real issue and can be a major reason for a project to fail. Companies doing business for so many years have been use…
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BE PATIENT BUT BE PERSISTENT…
BE PATIENT BUT BE PERSISTENT IN PURSUIT OF EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTS. ENSURE THAT YOUR RESUME IS UP-TO-DATE AND SUBMITTED TO THE VARIOUS OPPORTUNITIES.
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What are some of the items or questions to consider for a web site or portal development project? Is the management and development for a web site and portal project different from other development projects?
The answer is yes and no. Best Practice processes apply to web site and portal development but the skill sets, tools/techniques and tasks differ. Let’s briefly identify each development process/activities below. The skills sets required beyond the typical application development process is content/information managers, editors, HTML/XML coders, creative design specialists, etc. Different tools are used…
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As a business, will you be able to continue providing opportunities for our youth?
One of my past contract positions was within the Education system as a Program/Project Management Consultant. During that period I was interested in what some of the students thought about getting jobs for the summer months; employment, internships, co-ops, etc. Many stated they were concerned that the opportunities may not be there, or that there may…
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Managing Projects in Virtual Environments – Lessons of Experience
By Robinson I. Akiri, PMPOrganizations are taking advantage of the benefits of information technology and distributed communication systems to pull together global resources to focus on important projects. Design jobs and knowledge-laden projects are prime candidates for implementation in virtual environments. However managing projects in such virtual environments poses unique problems. Most significantly are time zone differences and the…
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Virtual Project Management!
RayAnn Enterprise Publishers has a special guest to present an article, “Virtual Project Management”. It is my professional and personal pleasure to introduce to you, Robinson I. Akiri: Mr. Robinson Akiri, a certified Project Management Professional (PMP), has over 25 years experience in program/project management, business management, and human resources’ development. Mr. Akiri is currently…
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Have a proactive attitude when it comes to your project or program.
When implementing technology in any environment you have to consider several best practice activities for the following items, early and continuous: Training and education that have to be provided Communication planning (a plan that has to be prepared and executed) Risk management planning and management ( a plan that has be prepared and addressed throughout…
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