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The Hidden Costs of Artificial Intelligence artificial intelligence career project management Jul 26, 2023

In economics, Opportunity Cost is the loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen. For example, if you have $1,000 to invest in the stock market or purchase a new...

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Motivate with A Carrot Rather than Punish with a Stick career leadership motivation pmo leadership project management Jun 28, 2023

Motivating people with the carrot-and-stick approach is to offer employees something positive (the carrot) if they do what you want, OR,to inflict negative consequences (the stick) if they...

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A Project Managerā€™s Personal Plan for Career Growth career growth mentorship pm project management training soft skills May 29, 2023

Someone was overheard saying she was just one lottery winner away from being the next VP. What did she mean? Her career growth plan was based on her boss winning the lottery so she could take his...

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5 Steps to Establish Your PMOā€™s Vision career executive leadership pmo project delivery project management May 15, 2023

20/20 is the gold standard of excellent vision.  Without 20/20 vision, people do what they can to get close to that mark, from wearing glasses or contacts to having corrective surgery. Why?...

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Celebrate International PMO Day May 9! career growth pmo pmo day project management teams May 03, 2023

People love a reason to celebrate. For example, there’s National Dress Up Your Pet Day (January 14), National Talk Like a Pirate Day (September 19), National Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day...

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5 Ways to Help Your Project Management Team Succeed as an Executive Sponsor career pmo project management May 01, 2023

You’re sitting in your favorite pizzeria, and take a bite into your first slice. You’ve been waiting for this meal all week and are eager to dig in. However, your first bite is...

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PMO Leaders vs. Baseball Team Managers career pm pmo project management Apr 05, 2023

The camera zooms in on the MLB Manager, who paces back and forth in the dugout. He had put in the work to train them, now the team needs to step up the game to pull ahead. He looks at the lineup....

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Project Managers vs. Baseball Players career pm pmo project management Apr 01, 2023

It’s the bottom of the ninth, two outs and the game is tied. The crowd is on their feet, screaming wildly! The winner will be determined by one person… the next player at bat. The...

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5 Ways to Change Your PMO Game career growth pm pmo project management Mar 21, 2023

Baseball gets it. 

Baseball holds the unenviable reputation of slow game play, and, let’s face it, being a bit boring at times. How have fans reacted to this reality in recent years? By...

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What is Your Pattern of Reliability? career growth leadership pm pmo problem solving project management Mar 15, 2023

Kim Essendrup is the CEO and co-founder of RAIDLOG.com, founder of The Kolme Group, and co-host of the Project Management Happy Hour podcast. Kim also has the distinguished honor of being a...

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Reflecting on The PMO Squadā€™s 10 Years in Business career joe pusz leadership mentorship project management teams Mar 08, 2023

March 3, 2023 marked The PMO Squad’s 10th year in business. Seems like yesterday that Idecided to leave a steady job and regular paycheck from a large corporation and dive headfirst into the...

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5 Ways Small Businesses Benefit from Consistent Processes career growth project management Mar 01, 2023

It’s been said that variety is the spice of life. That may be true when it comes to living life, but not necessarily when operating a business. A business thrives when repeatable,...

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