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There are many times where you would like to “stabilize” an input signal so that you don’t see the input value “jumping” so much. This is specially true on the MilliVolt Signal range, where nearby noise present can disturb the original signal. In this case, you always have the option of buying some kind of signal conditioner, which handles the filtering function of the raw signal. However, there are many times where the noise problem presents itself after the system is built, in which case a simple software solution is preferable to mitigate the problem.
Simple Software Filter
There are many times where you would like to “stabilize” an input signal so that you don’t see the input value “jumping” so much. This is specially true on the MilliVolt Signal range, where nearby noise present can disturb the […]
How to Keep a Project on Track
By Erin Palmer Project managers are tasked with the responsibility of keeping projects on task and delivered to a client within a specified time frame. The idea of keeping a project focused might seem like an easy job in theory, […]
Freakonomics of pdu
The Professional Project Management certification (PMP®) is going very well. As a matter of fact, according to Wikipedia figures, there were 393,413 PMP® certified individuals in 2010. With each active PMP® required to maintain and complete 60 PDUs every […]
How to Create a Strong Team for a Project
By Erin Palmer Effective leaders know that building a strong team is the key to project success. Creating the best possible team requires smart hiring, proper delegation and clear communication. Here are some tips for putting together a successful team: […]
The Project Risk Weekly Launched
The Project Risk Weekly was launched to aggregate news and articles of interest concerning project risk management. The articles are searched automatically by a web crawler bot scanning a list of web sites featuring articles that match certain word criteria. […]
Cutting-Edge Project Management: What game theory and Poker can teach us
As Project Management continues to grow around the world and become increasingly commoditized, more specialization will be necessary in order to secure the best opportunities. One of these areas of specialization that will have increased demand in the future, I […]
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How to Keep a Project on Track
By Erin Palmer
How to Keep a Project on Track
Project managers are tasked with the responsibility of keeping projects on task and delivered to a client within a specified time frame. The idea of keeping a project focused might seem like an easy job in theory, but numerous curve balls could occur during the process that can get the project off track. Here are some tips to help you keep a project moving forward.
Freakonomics of pdu
Freakonomics of the PDU
The Professional Project Management certification (PMP®) is going very well. As a matter of fact, according to Wikipedia figures, there were 393,413 PMP® certified individuals in 2010. With each active PMP® required to maintain and complete 60 PDUs every 3 years, the total amount of PDUs, aggregated from all these individuals is around 23,604,780. That’s right, more than 23 Million PDUs are out there for the grabs.
How to Create a Strong Team for a Project
By Erin Palmer
Effective leaders know that building a strong team is the key to project success. Creating the best possible team requires smart hiring, proper delegation and clear communication. Here are some tips for putting together a successful team:
The Project Risk Weekly Launched
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The Project Risk Weekly was launched to aggregate news and articles of interest concerning project risk management. The articles are searched automatically by a web crawler bot scanning a list of web sites featuring articles that match certain word criteria. If a match is found, a RSS feed is generated from the article and passed to yet another bot — @RiskCrawler . This bot broadcasts the articles on Twitter, with the added hashtag #ProjectRisk. The newspaper is generated from links on twitter that contain the #ProjectRisk hashtag.
Cutting-Edge Project Management: What game theory and Poker can teach us
As Project Management continues to grow around the world and become increasingly commoditized, more specialization will be necessary in order to secure the best opportunities. One of these areas of specialization that will have increased demand in the future, I believe, is risk management.
World-class competition, lower costs and increased demands for scarce resources are pushing companies to operate in that frontier – the fine line between chaos and efficient use of tools, people and material. The future operating style of in-demand Project Managers will fall somewhere between a conservative money manager and a poker player.
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10 Signs you are overusing Social Media in your Projects
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Project managers are embracing social-media as never before. This trend will continue to grow in the future, as well as the potential to effect projects and organizations in a negative way. Therefore, we must quickly be able to recognize behaviors which indicate abuse of social-media outlets in projects. If you or your company embrace any of the behaviors listed bellow, you are in serious violation of common-sense business practices:
The Social-Media Standard for Project Management
Read MoreWith the rise of social media in projects and organizations, there is a renewed need for some kind of guidance. This guide should be clear, concise and free of ambiguity. It should further the interests of the project while protecting the parent company’s intellectual property and corporate goals. However, social media interaction should only be limited in the areas where it is absolutely necessary, and no more than that. Projects can and should benefit from the opportunities for interaction provided by social media. The free dynamic exchange of ideas serves the project’s interests and should be embraced by Project Managers. However, this rising technology has also the potential for misuse. Knowing how to maximize returns while reducing risks is a challenge. Bellow are 10 simple rules to guide the discussion:
10 Reasons why you should give a Name and a Logo for your projects
I used to work for a company that had the unusual habit of giving a name and a logo for every project in the company’s portfolio. While this habit felt somewhat out of place at the beginning, I have to say that I bought into the practice after a while. So I have decided to compile a list of reasons why you should also consider implementing the practice in your own company. Whether you are convinced or not, you have the chance to express your opinion by voting :
Project Management Product Review: The pdu Podcast
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I had the opportunity to listen and learn more 3 topics from The PDU Podcast. The topics I listened to were “High Performing PMOs”, ”Managing Teams in a Virtual World” and “The Strategic Project Leader “. I said listen because I was in the car, driving. The topics in the The PDU Podcast topics are presented as webinars, with audio and video.
