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The Project Box

The Project Box combines industrial psychology with project management topics to deliver a thought-provoking weekly blog under the editorial practice of Bernardo Tirado.
Bernardo is an Industrial Psychology practitioner and has worked in project management capacities for Fortune 50s from project manager to portfolio level leader. Bernardo was also an adjunct professor teaching industrial psychology at [...]

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The Practicing IT PM

The Practicing IT PM is another recent addition to PPM blogosphere by Las Vegas native Dave Gordon, IT Project Portfolio Manager for MGM Resorts International since 2006.
Starting in June 2010 (merely two months before this feature), Dave felt The Practicing IT PM would be the perfect outlet for sharing an expertise that stretches over 25 [...]

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PM Snack

PM Snack is a combo programme / project management blog presented by veteran programme manager Mykola Dudar that began in January 2010 as a means to share best practices in PPM.
Mykola, a Seattle native who currently works as a Programme Manager in the Windows division of Microsoft, manages programmes on products for software developers and [...]

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CommsAbilities

CommsAbilities is a blog edited by veteran communications consultant Jo Ann Sweeney. Jo Ann’s work in consulting sees her work with project teams to effectively establish solid communications. Her weekly posts aim to provide practical tips and advice to project managers.
Candidly, Jo Ann admits that she is brought into the project when it has reached a point of no [...]

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PMO Perspectives

PMO Perspectives is a blog with multiple authors presented by ESI International, an acclaimed international consultancy that “helps people are the world improve the way they manage their projects, contracts, requirements and vendors.” A relatively newer member of the PPM blogosphere (first making an appearance in March 2010), PMO Perspectives aims to support the PMO [...]

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Mushcado

Mushcado by Paul Slater is a blog that lists as its credo “delivering organizational and individual performance”. Paul is a consultant and coach who focuses on the people side of projects.
“I started the blog to provide me with a way of sharing my thoughts and ideas on a number of subject areas that I’m fascinated [...]

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The Plan Is

The Plan Is by Richard Revis is the blog for a small London-based project management firm of the same name that specialises in recovering projects that have fallen apart. Richard, a veteran of defence and telecommunications projects before moving on to project management tools, believes sound project management can wipe out the fires caused by [...]

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Herding Cats

Herding Cats by Glen Alleman intends to establish the processes needed to increase the probability of project success from my experience and domain knowledge. Through Glen – a Programme Planning and Controls manager in aerospace, defense, government, and enterprise IT domains – Herding Cats has been adding daily updates since March 2005 as an avenue [...]

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The Enterprise Navigation

The Enterprise Navigator, by Terry Doerscher, includes subjects related to business management and integration, with an emphasis on topics related to portfolio management and the modern PMO. Terry says Enterprise Navigator is intended to be informative and educational, presented in a light hearted, entertaining manner.
Terry spearheads posts at Enterprise Navigator, as a subsidiary of Planview. [...]

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Project Management Bistro

Project Management Bistro, the blog PM Boulevard, is co-edited by Jennifer Girdish. PM Bistro began publishing with the hope of expanding the reach of PM Boulevard to a wider audience in project and programme management.
“PM Bistro is the blog of PM Boulevard, so that we can further the conversation within the PM community,” Jennifer says. [...]

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Managing the Work

Managing the Work, the blog from the team at Daptiv, began publishing posts in October 2009 under the guidance of Monica Miller. Daptiv specialises in improving collaborative work management, and the directives of Managing the Work encompass project management professionals, as well as a variety of other management professions hoping to collaborate in an effective [...]

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One Less Cut in a Thousand

One Less Cut in a Thousand by Tim Sharpe was restarted in 2010 after a hiatus with the intention of reaching out in what Tim affectionately refers to as “grumpy old man” railing at poor management tactics. Expect no punches to be pulled.
“One Less Cut in a Thousand is about, because of, for, or involving [...]

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Papercut Edge

Papercut Edge, is a relative newcomer to the project management blogging scene but has made a great impact for its focus on the soft skills side of PM and a blogger with a great sense of humour. Geoff Crane started the blog in November 2009 primarily to promote his  coaching business but quickly found a [...]

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