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Technology: A Blessing and a Curse Thankfully the world has advanced and project managers have a host of tools and technologies at their disposal to make life easier. But we have to be careful--while it can help us become more effective and efficient, it's not a substitute for good management and isn't always the answer. Read on to find out how to prevent technology from taking the "management" out of project management.
Central Arizona Project's OPM3 Story (Part 2) In today's economy, businesses must continuously improve processes and the PMO needs to continue to add value by maturing with the business. How do you know that your PMO and project management processes are effective? Who sets the standards and how do you compare your PMO to those standards? As our look at the Central Arizona Project case study continues, we see how OPM3 stepped in to help.
Haiti: A Crisis Management Nightmare (Part 2) An absence of leadership has crippled rescue efforts. For crisis managers in all areas, this tragedy is a harsh reminder that provides some important lessons. Here, we find out how experts are evaluating the Haitian crisis--and what they anticipate over the next critical months.
A PM's Software Utility Belt Projects can be delivered without software tools, but it sure makes it easier if you have a few tools in your pocket to make project execution a little easier. Inside you'll find four key tools you can apply on everyday engagements.

March 1-7 is National Procrastination Week From An Expert's Guide to Oracle Technology March 1-7 is National Procrastination Week (NPW). Happy NPW! I meant to write about it last week. But I was celebrating it instead. ;-) LewisC
Consulting 101 - Critical Basics for the Independent Computer Consultant Don't get lost in the mix or mired in the details
How's your Batch workload doing? Yup, batch. The stuff that has been around on the mainframe a lot longer than I have. It's the process many of us love to hate and it seems to fit the old adage "can't live with it, can't live without it". So, here's my question.
What's new this week from Optim 03/05/2010 (a guest blog post) Well, it's Friday and continuing on with my latest tradition, it's once again time to publish Kathy's guest blog post covering the latest and greatest Optim news... Enjoy!!!!

Nintex announced adding Microsoft Project Server 2010 integration to the Nintex Workflow 2010 product range - 1 days ago
State Pattern Misuse - 1 days ago
Dashboards Made Easy With Reporting Services - 1 days ago
Excel does not quit after automation from .NET side - 1 days ago
Should IT run “like a business” or “like a non-profit?” - 4 days ago
Event handler code to add incoming emails with subject “Discussion [ID]” as replies - 4 days ago
SharePoint 2010 with Windows PowerShell Remoting Step by Step - 3 days ago
Unit testing with Microsoft Moles - 3 days ago
US commuting - 3 days ago
Pex 2010 (aka Pex 0.90.50303.0) now available on MSDN Subscribers Downloads - 5 days ago

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