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6 Steps to a Better WBS
- by William Duncan (April 10, 2008)
The work breakdown structure is supposed to be a fundamental tool for identifying project work to be budgeted, scheduled and staffed. But misunderstandings abound and it often fails to provide useful benefits. No wonder so many project managers swear at it, not by it. Here are six steps to creating a better WBS (no B.S.).

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Running on New Rails (Part 1)
- by Ian Whittingham, PMP (March 26, 2008)
Whether you accept the apparent causal connections that link the physical attributes of a Roman war horse to a contemporary railway gauge, the story implicates some persuasive explanations about how technological development appears to proceed.

4 Steps to Building a Successful PMO
- by Lisa Sipe, PMP (March 14, 2008)
Implementing a project management office is a project in itself, subject to the same pitfalls. However, you can improve the success rate of your PMO implementation by following four clearly defined steps.

(Projects) Made In China
- by Janet Carmosky and William Carl (March 13, 2008)
The guoqing (national character) of Chinese project management stresses instincts over methodology. With an education system that churns out resourceful engineers, projects are ready to deliver at the task level. It all falls apart or comes together where project leaders must intuitively translate mission into objectives, and that’s tricky when directives are based more on political criteria than commercial principles.

10 Golden PM Rules
- by Projects@Work (February 20, 2008)

3 Steps to a Well-Defined Project Plan
- by Chris Wright, PMP (September 27, 2007)
In a hectic business environment, project fundamentals such as scope definition and the Work Breakdown Structure often take a backseat to a “just get going” mentality. It might better be described as the “flail until you fail” approach. Here is the 101 on creating a plan that defines your project from the outset.

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