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Category: PM-Clinic

No secrets: new project management blog

Posted on January 28, 2009 in Management, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

I get lots of thanks and kudos for pmclinic, a discussion list about real issues managers face, despite the…

Last call for resumes: project manager for pmclinic

Posted on August 12, 2008 in PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

I’ve received quite a few applications for this role, but there’s still time to apply. I’ll be closing the…

I’m hiring: job opening for pmclinic

Posted on July 24, 2008 in PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

Five years ago I started a simple little discussion list called pmclinic. The idea was simple: e-mail out a…

This week in pm-clinic: the white knight

Posted on January 29, 2007 in Management, PM-Clinic, Software/Web developmentby Scott Berkun

After a few weeks on hiatus, the pm-clinic is back. With a vengeance. New tales of management challenges and…

This week in pm-clinic: Innovate or die

Posted on October 30, 2006 in Innovation, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: Is innovation for innovation’s sake a good idea? I think not, but…

This week in pm-clinic: Haunted by ghost employees

Posted on October 23, 2006 in Management, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: A handful of managers that have worked together for years are good…

This week in pm-clinic: Killing the zombie project

Posted on October 9, 2006 in Management, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: I’m a pm for a web development company – I have what…

This week in pm-clinic: Being shown the door

Posted on October 2, 2006 in Management, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: After two years as a general manager, building a team of 25…

This week in pm-clinic: Keeping top talent

Posted on September 25, 2006 in Management, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: For about 16 months my big problem. in forming a new team,…

This week in pm-clinic: thick vs. thin specs

Posted on September 18, 2006 in PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: One ongoing debate in my world is thick vs. thin specs.  The…

This week in pm-clinic: The need for two faced managers

Posted on August 28, 2006 in Innovation, Management, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: I manage a rapid prototyping team in for a major consumer software…

This week in pm-clinic: Dealing with the powerful but annoying

Posted on August 21, 2006 in Management, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: The manager for my team is one of the company founders. He’s…

This week in pm-clinic: painless ways to cut features?

Posted on August 14, 2006 in Management, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: Our team has a monthly process called add/cuts, where all the head…

This week in pm-clinic: Surviving the visionless manager

Posted on August 7, 2006 in PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: I lead a small team of 6 – we’re paired with 3…

This week in pm-clinic: Managing proof of concept

Posted on July 31, 2006 in PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: I’m a project leader in a research organization – as in a…

This week in pm-clinic: the myths of buffer

Posted on July 24, 2006 in PM-Clinic, Software/Web developmentby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: I’m a lead programmer on a web 2.0’ish startup. Our team of…

This week in pm-clinic: interviewing managers

Posted on July 17, 2006 in Management, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: Times have changed at my company and I’m looking for a management…

This week in pm-clinic: turning the tide

Posted on July 10, 2006 in PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: I have just joined as a Project Manager at a software house…

This week in pm-clinic: mystery of personal goals

Posted on June 27, 2006 in Management, PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: In the company I work for, we have personal development discussions between…

This week in pm-clinic: Shifting a culture

Posted on June 19, 2006 in PM-Clinicby Scott Berkun

This week in the pm-clinic discussion forum: I’m a development lead in a high powered web development company. We…

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