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Sep 30, 2011
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Recruiting for Excellence – Mind your Maslow

Project Management Wonderland ― The Maslow hierarchy of needs transcends nearly all aspects of life, however none more so than the business world. Staff members are at such staggered stages of living that the odds for tension are of significant concern in business. Even as a boss... (More)
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PMP Training Break – Trying Quick Photo feature

Project Management Wonderland ― The class is taking a break now, so I thought I’d try out this neat WordPress mobile feature. Filed under: PMP (More)
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Motivation: What Moves us to Action?

Project Management Wonderland ― It has often been debated, how people become inspired to do something. The idea of motivation suggests a perspective wherein someone is likely to do or fulfill a task in return for something which pleases them. To provide an example, sex presents the... (More)
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Managing People: Theory X Managers Are Baby Killers

Project Management Wonderland ― Douglas McGregor‘s Human Side of Enterprise McGregor articulated the two distinct assumptions or strategies regarding employee motivation. He referred to the belief that people inherently dislike work as Theory X. Workers, according to the... (More)
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Gantt Charts FTW!

Project Management Wonderland ― Using Gantt Charts Having defined the work breakdown structure, you should have a list of tasks which would need to be finished in order to produce the desired outcomes. These tasks will have dependencies and durations and hence can be scheduled. Now... (More)
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Project Management Training for the PMP

Project Management Wonderland ― The most intensive project management certification available, lots of people are working on their project management training to keep up with today’s crazy pace of continually revised processes and new breakthroughs in the field of project... (More)
Posted on Sep 30th, 2011
Sep 26, 2011
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Team Building: Collaborative Activities Enhance Employee Rapport

Project Management Course ― The business world has changed significantly since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. The structure of employment when it comes to contemporary workers is becoming progressively more focused, isolating, and cold. Although modern technology... (More)
Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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Benefits of a Project Management Training Course

Project Management Course ― Lots of folks are planning to take training courses to become properly certified not to mention accredited as a Project Management Professional, or PMP. They’re motivated to take up education because of the benefits and advantages that a... (More)
Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
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Theory X Manager: Eeek!

Project Management Course ― You’ve heard of them. You’ve seen them on shows like Outsourced , Office Space , and Dilbert . Heck! You’ve probably even worked for one… the dreaded… Theory X Manager Douglas McGregor used the concept of the Theory X manager as a... (More)
Posted on Sep 26th, 2011
Sep 24, 2011
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Sep 16, 2011
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Theory X: Consistent Management Style

Project Management Course ― Quiz Time!  How much do you know about Theory X? Consider the following question about the Theory X management style: Which of the following is Theory X is consistent with? the autocratic management style Frederick Taylor’s Scientific... (More)
Posted on Sep 16th, 2011
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Project Management - Phases of Perfection

Project Management Course ― Project Management Methodology Though project management has traditionally been restricted to specialized professionals in technical fields, times are changing. Modern organizations are now applying the project framework across their workforce.... (More)
Posted on Sep 16th, 2011
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Theory X Case Study: Office Tiger

Project Management Course ― Theory X: Money makes the world go ‘round While watching the documentary Office Tigers , the story of the American owned business in India, I was consistently reminded of my recent reading of Douglas McGregor’s Human Side of Enterprise . This is... (More)
Posted on Sep 16th, 2011
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Douglas McGregor’s Human Side of Enterprise

Project Management Course ― The 1960 Book That Brought Us Theory X and Theory Y This is probably the most intense book it has ever been my outstanding pleasure to analyze. This publication, penned in the 60’s, is among the most meaningful and by far most relevant... (More)
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Sigmund Freud: Motivation Theory X

Project Management Course ― There is substantial consideration that Sigmund Freud’s theory of motivation and assumptions of attitudes and human nature was the origin of Theory X management, as popularized through Douglas McGregor’s exploration of Theory X and Theory Y... (More)
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Theory X Company: Is Yours Listed?

Project Management Course ― A Theory X company is run from the top down by Theory X managers. You can tell these guys from a mile away, because they say things like: · “When I want your opinion, I’ll beat it out of you.” · “My way or the highway.” · ... (More)
Posted on Sep 16th, 2011
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Project Management Basics - Terms

Project Management Course ― This article is written for people who are new to project management. As is the case with many other fields of life, project management has its share of technical terms and jargon that can confuse those who are just getting started in to this... (More)
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Organization Structure Types

Project Management Course ― There are three types of organizational structure primarily used in business models today: matrix structure, divisional structure and functional structure. Each of these structures has been noted to have both strong points and weak points. In... (More)
Posted on Sep 16th, 2011
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5 Essential Skills for Project Management Success

Project Management Course ― The increased dependence of organizations on project management methodologies for the completion of work that is carried out by teams has called for a differentiation to be brought in between leadership and management. It is really commendable... (More)
Posted on Sep 16th, 2011
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Conflict Management in Organizations

Project Management Course ― You can’t escape conflict. Conflict management in organizations is an imperative skill, regardless of what you do or where your place of employment is.  If you deal with people, you are going to need to manage conflict. In extreme cases, a... (More)
Posted on Sep 16th, 2011
Sep 15, 2011
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