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“We need to observe ourselves as we work, not just to look at what is happening, where the work is taking us, because if we cannot observe and really notice what is taking place, how will we ever see the connection between what we are doing and where it is leading us?” James Krenov
Here are my favorite excerpts of several of his books. Very inspiring and thought provoking.
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My sister-in-law saw this when we were in the elevator at Margaritaville in New Orleans.
The waitress was kind enough to write it down for us. It is the philosophy of life from Jimmy Buffet's mother.
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This is a Change Management presentation I created which identifies the key components and consideration for change
management. Assembled from research of change management professionals (power point).
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This is an article on Change Management-ERP systems written for Holger Nauheimer
of Change Management Toolbook for the release of a book presenting the results of a study conducted on change management usage.
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This reprint of an article from Fast Company magazine about smoke jumpers fighting fires.
I have added additional text illustrating how well the principles also apply to project management and change management.
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This is a link to a mind map diagram which
illustrates the critical funtions of a project manager.
The main areas are: Management, Planning, Quality,
and Technical. My focus is toward IT project management,
but it is also appropriate to many other types of
projects.
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This is a link to a Word document to serve as a guide to developing a project charter. I developed this mostly based on PMI's Project Manangement Book of Knowledge.
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This is a link to a summary of an article
from Fast Company which describe a simple yet very
effect set of principles for management from Nancy
Gioia of Ford Motor Company.
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This is a PDF file of a Mind Map showing the key functional areas for an IT Manager and the major skills required for an effective IT Manager.
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Attached is a link to a PDF file that summarizes what I believe are the main areas of IT Management. It includes IT Focus Areas, IT Strategic Planning areas, IT Mission statement and a table summarizing IT approach for customer service and IT support of the companies business objectives.
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Attached is a link to a PDF file summarizing my IT Management Style. The section on Personal Knowledge Development tabs is a reference to a set of 3 ring binders I keep.
In them I collect articles and other various information I find interesting on these topics. This information helps to develop, support or change my philosophy.
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This list was developed
when I was at TRW. I facilitated a group of IT employees,
IT customers and human resources to create a list
of characteristics of a desirable employee.
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Attached is a link to a Microsoft Project with a generic plan for a typical IT project. You can tailor it to meet your specific needs. The plan was created from a variety of approaches to meet my needs for an IT project.
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I created this list of keys to customer satisfaction based on my years of experience in developing systems and project management.
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This article illustrates how you can use
SWOT analysis to aid with the employee development
process. It was published by Tech Republic.
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This is a list from Michael Gelb's book on how
to think like da Vinci. This is a wonderful list
of principles to follow and reflect upon.
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This is a set of cartoons I used to illustrate
our IT vision and how it would be an enabler for
the business to be more efficient, effective and
exceed customer expectations. Keep in mind as you
review this that this was presented in 1994 - well
before the internet was even close to being a business
tool. The cartoons were drawn for me at TRW by our
graphics department manager, Steve Jones.
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A PDF diagram illustrating the three generations
of implementing quality processes.
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This is a one page PDF process diagram explaining
a Corrective Action process based on 8D. The acronym
CPCIP was used, meaning Corrective/Preventive Continuous
Improvement Process.
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I was working with a plant that needed a better
means to communicate and track their strategic plan
to all employees (office and shop floor). They needed
an organized and concise manner to list the items
and also wanted to be able to show progress. Their
list of items was quite extensive. I orgranized
and grouped them and chose a "wagon wheel"
as the means to communicate the plan. A larger version
of the document was made and placed on the shop
floor in various places. Progress was indicated
by shading the partcular item as a per cent complete.
The method worked very well.
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