Are you a geek? If you’re asking the question, you probably are – curiosity is the defining characteristic of geeks. But here are 21 more signs that you might have the geek gene.
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Eight expensive lessons in project management, for free!
When it comes to project management, it’s so much cheaper to learn from someone else’s mistakes. So here are a few of mine!
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Non-existent code doesn’t crash
Let us sing the praises of ruthless editing. Focus on what is important and delete the rest. This is a lesson I keep learning and re-learning. What is true of copywriting is also true of software code.
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14 ways to put your inbox on a diet
So much for the paperless office: either you’ve got an email inbox that each day brings fresh hell in the form of hundreds of messages, or you’ve got an in-tray brim-full of paper – or, if you’re particularly unlucky, you’ve got both.
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The Devil’s project management dictionary
Ambrose Bierce wrote his famous ‘Devil’s Dictionary’ after the American Civil War. It was as funny as it was cynical. I have written a Devil’s Marketing Dictionary but here is my Devil’s Project Management Dictionary. Enjoy!
(For more serious thoughts about project management, see: Eight expensive lessons in project management and NASA tips for project managers.
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Mission control: 100 rules for NASA project management
NASA is undergoing some big changes and some some soul-searching right now. But it is an organisation that has achieved some of humanity’s most sublime and challenging goals. Therefore, any lessons we can learn about NASA project management are valuable.
Read more about NASA program management, the 7 habits of highly effective NASA project managers my visit to NASA’s Kennedy Space Centre in: Yes, this is rocket science, leadership lessons from NASA!
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