Archive for August, 2007

  • Writing Right:  The Art of the Status Report

    Writing Right: The Art of the Status Report

    Status reports are a dreaded thing that most of us have to do in the corporate world, no matter our jobs.  Often we fluff, embellish, or exaggerate out of fear of not showing enough progress.  We are vague to help our accomplishments seem bigger.  We...

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  • PM-Fu:  Keep Your Eye On The Ball

    PM-Fu: Keep Your Eye On The Ball

    Keep your eye on the ball.  Take your eye off it, and you’ll always fail- you’re just swinging blindly. This is a simple concept we learn as kids.  It applies all through life.  It also is an old cliche, and it gets written on time...

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  • Always Strive for the Best!  (and Never Get Anything Done)

    Always Strive for the Best! (and Never Get Anything Done)

    Best is the enemy of better.  You may have heard that before. Often times I’ve seen this… someone asks for a solution for a simple problem.  During design, the designers say “and it really should do this” and the customer says “and it would be...

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