tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19904810334044858762011-08-13T19:56:19.869+10:00Warwick Kowalczykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10660533021045282107noreply@blogger.comBlogger81100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990481033404485876.post-90452915712681107982010-11-15T15:52:00.004+11:002010-11-15T16:04:01.693+11:00

I'm working at the moment on a large Salesforce.com implementation with a client. This client has been enjoyable to work with and they do everything very well in terms of vendor engagement.I'm working in a complex environment where I'm managing the project, but I have resources from a number of locations who I'm responsible for and am tracking tasks in each. On top of this I have my own

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I'm reading a book at the moment by John Medina called Brain Rules. I encourage everyone to pick up a copy and have a read as it contains some fascinating facts about the brain, and things you can do to improve the use of your brain. Medina has a great style of writing which keeps you interested in the topic, and he also has a dry sense of humour which has caused me some embarrassment on the

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Tonight I had the opportunity to attend a presentation at the Australian Computer Society Young IT SIG by Steve Godbee. Steve is the CIO for IBM in Australia and New Zealand, and tonight he was discussing the current economic climate and how young IT professionals can survive and thrive in these uncertain times. Steve has worked at IBM for over 23 years so has been through many ups and downs in

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Some time ago, I was fortunate enough to attend a seminar hosted by Verne Harnish - The Growth Guru.It was a full day seminar that provided information on how businesses can grow, and strategies for increasing turn over. As a student of public speaking, I was astounded by the manner in which Verne gave his presentation; his ability to hold the attention of the room for 8 hours was like nothing I

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I have a dream in my Project Managment career: to work hard and achieve a lot during my working hours, but live stress free when I'm not at work.I'm sure we all share this dream.Recently I've had a couple of weekends where things at work have been troubling me, and I've had to sit through 2 days of non action before roaring in to the office on Monday morning to do something about my problems.

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What is the role of the Project Manager? It’s simple really, to “lead” the project to a successful outcome. In any project, the buck stops with the Project Manager. They get the praise when things go right, and their reputation is on the line when things don’t go well.Part of leading the project is doing the hard yards; creating plans, monitoring risks, status updates, spreadsheets, documents,

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After my initial resolve to blog on a regular basis failing, I’ve decided that I need to wait for inspiration instead. By putting myself under pressure to come up with something meaningful and earth shattering on a regular basis, I instead ignored my blog and in turn the self-inflicted pressure.So, new approach.I’m not going to keep a diary style commentary on my working life as a Project Manager

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I’m not sure exactly how I am going to utilise my blog, but everyone seems to be doing one these days and I do like a good band-wagon to jump on. So, I guess I’ll just dive straight in and see where it takes me. I’ll endeavour to write something at the end of each week Doogie Howser style where by I ponder on the weeks lessons.I actually wanted to write this last week when it was all still fresh

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