Are you an accidental project manager? My wife is
If you read our last article and you are reading this article now good news and welcome back to a fun article. We are re-publishing this from a year ago (or more). In the last article we talked about...
View ArticleThe accidental project manager – challenge to executives
We are re-publishing this from a year ago (or more). Background This article is a follow-up on two prior posts that we published recently. It is also in response to various online exchanges on the...
View ArticleHow can we define project manager effort in term of project’s communications?
Introduction On the PMI Lebanon Chapter LinkedIn Group, There is a discussion posted by a group member per the following title: “It is frequently said and taught that a project manager should spend...
View ArticleIs situational leadership relevant to Project Management?
The Situational Leadership theory, developed by Hersey and Blanchard from the 1970’s onwards, stated that leadership needed both task behavior as well as relationship behavior in order to get the best...
View ArticleHow technology can simplify a project manager’s work life
This article is by Guest Author, Ms. Gloria Lorenzi … refer to end of the article for a short bio. This article reflects the opinion of the guest author and SUKAD is publishing this article as is –...
View ArticleShould you ask one of these “fantastic” questions?
Based on the success of the last post and some of the comments, we decide to continue with our Project Management Satire :). This post is about some of the ‘silly’ project management questions that we...
View ArticleAre you an accidental project manager? “The Halo Effect.”
What is the accidental project manager? Is it someone who is clumsy and stumbles into too many accidents? Absolutely not! It is a term that somewhat common in project management. It typically refers to...
View ArticleAre you an accidental project manager? The Working Woman!
If you read our last article and you are reading this article now good news and welcome back to a fun article. In the last article we talked about the accidental project manager. We explained that the...
View ArticleDo executives understand the risks of the accidental project managers?
Background This article is a follow-up on two prior posts that we published recently. It is also in response to various online exchanges on the topic of Accidental Project Manager. The previous...
View ArticleWho are a project’s stakeholders?
In the past, we had shared presentations on this blog but only rarely. Today, we will share a presentation with audio, which is an explanation of who are the project stakeholders that we present in an...
View ArticleIs the Project Manager the jack-of-all-trades?
Did some of the project management associations and organizations screw up the role of the project manager? Are they (or some of them) making the role of the project manager as the jack-of-all-trades...
View ArticleWhat is the ONE thing you need to manage projects? There is not one!
In a recent article, we discussed if the project manager the jack-of-all-trades and the master of NONE. That discussion was due to the numerous online discussions and even publications by “leading”...
View ArticleWhat a 20-year difference will do to the PMP certificate
In the last article, we wrote about the PMP and if the PMP exam represents the real world. Then, a post on LinkedIn triggered this post where a person posted his newly achieved certificate claiming...
View ArticleIs project management for engineers only?
Is project management for engineers only? Is it for engineering and construction projects only? Or, is it for all aspects of life? Here is the video.
View ArticleA personal post, Mounir Ajam Career Path
I hope this post will not be misunderstood and taken for what it is – sharing a personal career path that started in 1984 in engineering and shifted to project management in 1990 and continuing to...
View ArticleWhere is the Beef – sorry Agile in PMBOK Guide? PGR3
We have been hearing about the #PMBOK Guide going Agile for a year now; or more. However, now the new #PMBOK Guide is out, where is #Agile? This question reminds me of an old Wendy’s commercial about...
View ArticleAre projects done in a vacuum?
In numerous discussions online, even in guides like the PMBOK Guide, there is so much focus on the project rather than the organization and on the project manager rather than organizational project...
View ArticleAre we killing the mythical hero, the Agile Project Manager?
In recent weeks, I have been trying not to comment on Agile Project Management and Agile Project Manager topics, on LinkedIn and other social media sites. I have been successful in avoiding these...
View ArticleDoes the role of project manager vary from one context to another?
We often see posts that tell us about the role of project manager, with a list of responsibilities. These posts often appear to be by “experts” and the content is presented with certainty. In other...
View ArticleDear projects executives, how can we help you?
I am writing this post, including some personal background information. I write to the attention of senior executives in organizations that are leading large projects, capital projects, and mega...
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