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Motivating a project team

Posted Jan 06, 2011 - 09:37 am

Want to motivate your project team? Forego the stick... and maybe the carrot too.
Want a bigger budget for your security program? Use metrics

Posted Nov 22, 2010 - 08:44 am

Good metrics can illustrate the effectiveness and performance of your security program, diagnose trends and issues, determine resource allocation, and secure security budget.
Want to be a project leader? Hone these 5 traits for project management success

Posted Nov 18, 2010 - 04:06 pm

Step away from that Gantt chart and start leading your team.
Change your clock: The missing manual

Posted Nov 05, 2010 - 02:07 pm

At 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, November 7, daylight saving time ends. Are you ready? I didn't think so. Lucky for you, the good folks at Retrevo.com are ready to help you find all your missing manuals. And better yet, they'll let you download them for free.
How to say no nicely: A tip for project managers

Posted Nov 04, 2010 - 03:45 pm

You know the importance of capacity planning and resource management, so why do all of your projects get derailed by ad-hoc requests? Maybe you just haven't learned the finer points of saying no.
Free alternative PDF tools

Posted Nov 01, 2010 - 07:37 am

When you can't (or don't want) to use Adobe's PDF tools.
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- Software, free software, PDF
Your New iPhone: Things To Know, Get and Do

Posted Oct 19, 2010 - 07:44 am

Suggestions for using your iPhone to its best advantage. Ignore them at your peril.
Mobile broadband: Prepaid and other no-contract options

Posted Oct 18, 2010 - 07:56 am

Until recently, there weren't many options for no-contract mobile broadband. But that's changed. Most of the main cellular broadband players are offering prepaid and/or other no-contract options. Plus, resellers and bundlers are getting into the act. Here's the scoop.
The project is over. Now what?

Posted Oct 14, 2010 - 10:50 am

Tips to help any project team learn from experience.
Project management: The change challenge

Posted Oct 07, 2010 - 07:50 am

3 steps you can take today to make change more acceptable (if not easier to bear)

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