• The Underlying Skill for an Onsite Lead

    Of the 10 years of my experience in the software services industry, I have spent more than half of that time onsite interacting with customers. I am the onsite Lead - the face of the vendor, the contractor, the consulant. It's a key role - a complex mix of delivery and client services. You are a leader in your domain and you are embarking on your first or repeat onsite trip. Your proven communication skills, your...
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  • My Interview on Agile, SCRUM and CSM

    STEPPINGINTOPM.COM interviewed me earlier this month. We talked about some of the most common questions on Agile, SCRUM and CSM training. The interview post went online today. Here is an excerpt from the interview: How difficult was it to take the exam after just taking classes for 2days? Is that all the preparation you need to take? This is a question everyone who is interested in SCRUM certification seems...
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  • Your Body Speaks.

    You think you know everything about something until you actually sit down to learn... you will be surprised at what you thought you knew but didn't. That's what happened with me. I was taking a mandatory training on Body Language. Before I took it, I was thinking to myself "What more can an online training on body language teach me? What I need is some advanced coaching, which is why I have joined Toastmasters. Do I...
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  • Agile Lessons: Humanize Your Team

    We are all part of a team and some of us are Managers of teams. All of us are familiar with the word "resources". Tools we use to run a project are resources. The computers, the printers and the fax machines are all resources. People are resources. Right? So team members are resources. Lets see what the most common definition of "resources" is, shall we? Wikipedia: "A resource is any physical or virtual entity of ...
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Posts tagged Tools & Techniques

The Microblogging Workplace – Why Not?

Dec 30th

Posted by Raj Menon in Communication

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The power of micro blogging applications such as Twitter lies in the fact that it is less intrusive yet very collaborative. I am able to shrink my messages to 140 characters or less, thus making it a concise and to-the-point communication tool.

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Communicate Your Way To Success:
Telecon Etiquette

May 31st

Posted by Raj Menon in Communication

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Did you know that the majority of a manager’s time should be spent on communication? This is true for anyone in a leadership role, those who are expected to “talk” and “hear” more. But are we? I don’t think so. All around me, I see a disconnect in communication.

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Introducing “Critical Chain Project Management”

May 25th

Posted by Raj Menon in Agile & SCRUM

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…an effective scheduling technique that enables project managers to truly plan a project instead of merely stringing tasks together to an end date. True planning calls fot a great deal of thought that should go into executing a project and steer it towards success. But to do that, we need to first understand project failure.

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