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Vol. XI Issue XII - December 2009
Project Management eJournal
VIEWPOINTS
That Most Awkward of Questions!
By Tom Taylor
London, UK
It is coming to that time of year when project managers - and programme managers for that matter, are asked that most awkward of questions. And despite its complete predictability it is often a question you treat with surprise.
Despite your complete grasp of all manner of things at work and on your projects you appear shocked when this topic arises and might mutter something like "I will have to get back to you".
The question from colleagues, friends and family is the eternal "What would you like for Christmas?". For non-Christians there are other gift and celebration opportunities to be equally flummoxed. This is a reasonable question to the project manager who appears to have everything, knows everything and wants for nothing. And although enquiry, consideration and reply does remove the element of complete surprise, it does increase the chances of getting something you might like or need.
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 About the Author Author Tom Taylor is a founding partner of Buro Four - an eminent project management outfit based in UK - see www.burofour.co.uk. He is a Certificated Project Manager, a former chairman and current vice President of Association for Project Management (APM). He was awarded the inaugural President's Medal by APM in 2007 and was recently named an Honorary APM Fellow. - see www.apm.org.uk for information about APM. Tom has over thirty years experience in front line project and programme management including the Centenary Project for Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), the Cable and Wireless College, National Tennis Centre for Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) and with many other types of projects, contract forms and teams. He is an active manager, advisor, consultant, lecturer, speaker, author and occasional broadcaster - with an enthusiastic, knowledgeable approach. His recent publications for project management practitioners, through dashdot, include "Characteristics of Effective Project Managers", "GMPM and other modern afflictions affecting project managers", "Management in Practice" and "How to Select the Right Project Manager" - which have touches of good sense and good humour. He is continuing to research and promote further pragmatic topics including PM's contributions to Sustainability, the Environment and Green Issues. Tom is a principle of dashdot - see www.dashdot.co.uk and can be contacted at ttaylor@dashdot.co.uk. |
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