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		<title>How project managers should work with support organizations</title>
		<link>http://fearnoproject.com/2010/02/06/how-project-managers-should-work-with-support-organizations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:06:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inside the nether regions of large companies lurk  individuals and offices that are part of executing a project but reside  organizationally outside of the project’s chain of command. Placed within the  somewhat amorphous group of support organizations are specialists in IT,  travel, legal, facilities, HR and many more. A project manager [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fearnoproject.com&blog=6363160&post=400&subd=fearnoproject&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Accidental Project Manager – Part 2</title>
		<link>http://fearnoproject.com/2010/01/31/the-accidental-project-manager-%e2%80%93-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:49:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Or, Improving the Perceived  Value of Project Management
In Part 1, we talked about how some people  end up with the title “project manager”.   It sometimes seems that organizations created the position of project  manager so they will have someone to ask about project status and someone to  blame when a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fearnoproject.com&blog=6363160&post=389&subd=fearnoproject&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Accidental Project Manager – Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you hear the one about Jim? It seems that the boss  called the project team together and asked a volunteer to step forward to  manage the project. Instantly, everyone but Jim (because they knew the drill)  stepped back. Congratulations Jim, you are now a project manager.
I am appalled when I encounter [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fearnoproject.com&blog=6363160&post=386&subd=fearnoproject&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Project Management and Social Networking</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:49:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Karen McGraw, founder and CEO of Cognitive Technologies,  recently published a very thoughtful article for project managers in PM World called, “The  Social Project Team: Using Social Collaboration &#38; Networking to Enhance  Project Success”. In the article, she addressed:

Facilitating  informal learning through collaboration and social networking. Did you know  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fearnoproject.com&blog=6363160&post=379&subd=fearnoproject&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Project Team Member Development</title>
		<link>http://fearnoproject.com/2010/01/10/project-team-member-development/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:27:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy New Year!  I  have taken some time off during the transition to 2010 and hope you have been  able to take some time with your family and friends also.  I want to continue my discussion on careers  and share the 3rd in the series on Career development.
One of the most rewarding [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fearnoproject.com&blog=6363160&post=376&subd=fearnoproject&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Career Planning Resources for Project Managers</title>
		<link>http://fearnoproject.com/2009/12/30/career-planning-resources-for-project-managers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[People often think about where their project management  career is going when they hit one of those “X0” birthday milestones (20, 30,  40, 50, and 60). Something about transitioning to the next decade in our life  causes us to reflect on where we are and where we are going in the time [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fearnoproject.com&blog=6363160&post=372&subd=fearnoproject&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Calling Project Managers – Is Your Career on Track</title>
		<link>http://fearnoproject.com/2009/12/18/calling-project-managers-%e2%80%93-is-your-career-on-track/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am not intending to provoke smart comments such as “track,  what track? I thought that light was a train coming at me.”  — even though that may be tempting. However,  the train track is a good metaphor for your career, especially when you  consider that there are many routes to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fearnoproject.com&blog=6363160&post=367&subd=fearnoproject&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Brown Bag Training</title>
		<link>http://fearnoproject.com/2009/12/11/brown-bag-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Project managers worry about getting tasks done to tight  schedule constraints. Everyone is always busy and suggesting that you and your  team take time for training that is not directly related to project tasks might  not be an appealing recommendation. I understand. However, I also believe that  a break in the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fearnoproject.com&blog=6363160&post=364&subd=fearnoproject&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Project Managers Helping out on Proposals</title>
		<link>http://fearnoproject.com/2009/12/03/tips-for-project-managers-helping-out-on-proposals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Proposal managers and senior staff often seek out project  managers as domain experts to help write sections of proposals either for  potential clients or in response to government request-for-proposals (RFPs). No  one pretends that this is going to fun; it just has to be done if you want to  keep getting [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fearnoproject.com&blog=6363160&post=360&subd=fearnoproject&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What to do when everyone leaves town for the Holiday</title>
		<link>http://fearnoproject.com/2009/11/27/what-to-do-when-everyone-leaves-town-for-the-holiday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bruce McGraw</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are disruptive technologies that completely throw  businesses off track and then there are holidays that can be disruptive to  project management. The time from Thanksgiving through New Years is a  disruptive time when almost all workers will want time off to be with their  families. In my experience, it is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fearnoproject.com&blog=6363160&post=357&subd=fearnoproject&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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