Miscellaneous – Page 47 – Silicon Valley Project Management

Cutbacks and Scrutiny

Josh / January 30, 2009

As can be expected, much of the feedback pointed towards a cutback in new investment and thus projects. Another significant […]

Josh / January 29, 2009

Today I would like to cover two categories in the survey that are nearly opposite. The first is Reduced Quality.

Josh / January 28, 2009

Moving up through the categories, I’ll discuss three now: Project Manager Layoffs Project Staff Reductions Reduced PM rates. Reading through

Josh / January 27, 2009

Status Quo Ah, it is nice to hear that some people are not feeling any impacts due to economic recession.

Josh / January 26, 2009

I recently conducted a survey on pmStudent.com asking for anecdotal stories about how the economy is currently impacting project management.

I just returned from hearing Carly Fiorini (former CEO of HP) speak at Celebrity Forum. She defined leaders as those who

Think about Google and Net Apps. Now think about the Ritz-Carlton Resort-Hotel Chain, Best Buy, Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods and

I spoke to the Project Management SIG this morning and we talked about handling conflict when managing people from all

When we think about creativity, we tend to think about Research and Development and new product/service innovation. But, why not

One of my CEOs recently mentioned that the recession is forcing him to rethink all aspects of his business, including

Hi, It’s my time to blog again – and this is my birthday week – so I am going to