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Project failure is a billion dollar industry and growing. But it is the one area of the economy that should shrink. This article introduces a new series of articles on project management theory, why it is failing us, and how to build pragmatic project managers.
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Agile and the PMI
Can Vancouver PMI members expect to learn Agile? Really?
PMP Flashcards
posted on: Aug 22, 2011 | author: Pederson Arts Inc.
Check out these very helpful flashcards from this site where you can build your own as well.
New PMP Exam, ACE in 8: Checklist for Success
posted on: Aug 2, 2011 | author: Pederson Arts Inc.
The new PMP exams begins at the end of this month. Use this checklist to ace the exam.
Study Guide For the New PMP Exam
posted on: Jul 26, 2011 | author: Pederson Arts Inc.
There is a new PMP Exam for project managers. Here is how one study guide lays out the material needed to pass the exam.
Evaluating the Project Management Tutorial
posted on: Jul 19, 2011 | author: Pederson Arts Inc.
This new series evaluates the project management tutorial as part of an in-depth look at the process of certification for the coveted PMP designation.
Canada via Telework Comics
posted on: Jul 12, 2011 | author: Pederson Arts Inc.
Canada has every reason to support telework but we seem to prefer water coolers, despite research that is telling us the opposite.
Telework and Mental Health
posted on: Jul 5, 2011 | author: Pederson Arts Inc.
Mental health practitioners can work on this research. Telecommuting is OK.
Telecommuting to Green Through the CFO
posted on: Jun 28, 2011 | author: Pederson Arts Inc.
When the CFO says yes things change and CFOs are starting to say more than yes to telework
Telework and Telepresence – Here We Go
posted on: Jun 21, 2011 | author: Pederson Arts Inc.
Telepresence devices free teleworkers to move freely around the office.

Great projects aren’t made by great people, they are made by people who love the project.
To get a team vision to take hold takes a team story, made and told by each person on the team. But as Sondheim said “Having the vision is no solution, everything depends on execution” and that is where Koffee Koans come in. These little stories are helpful when you are in the middle of a project execution and the vision begins to unravel.
These short tales of teamwork are here to help solve a problem, lighten a mood or provide insight into the insane behavior that comes from a high stress task.
Some of these koans may help turn the ugly into stunning. 