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		<title>Tips from PMs: How to Share Lessons Learned for Project Improvement</title>
		<link>http://managingthework.com/2010/07/tips-from-pms-how-to-share-lessons-learned-for-project-improvement/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does your organization document and share its lessons learned throughout the project management process? This question was recently discussed among a highly engaged group of project managers through the Project Management Networking Group.
Information sharing is a proven essential step for improving the project management process – emphasizing the need to not only to discuss and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Feeling isolated? Integrating PM into the Back Office</title>
		<link>http://managingthework.com/2010/06/ppm-integration-with-erp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2010 15:52:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Integrating ERP with PPM using SaaS technologies can mean better financial accuracy as well as saving time and money by cutting out duplicate processes.]]></description>
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		<title>Help Your Staff Grow, Even from Afar</title>
		<link>http://managingthework.com/2010/06/help-your-staff-grow-even-from-afar/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 19:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managers are the biggest influence on whether skills get transferred and reinforced. If you want your employees to learn new skills or to expand their expertise, make a concerted effort to lead them and reinforce those ideals, no matter if you sit in the same office or work remotely.]]></description>
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		<title>Defying a recession: Firm reaps 200% productivity gain from project management</title>
		<link>http://managingthework.com/2010/06/productivity-gain-through-project-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 17:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>daptiv</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Online project management software helped land development firm Abbey Road Group improve productivity by 200% thanks to client collaboration, easier reporting and a flexible system that fit to their needs.]]></description>
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		<title>The Grand Finale: Relating Project Management to LOST</title>
		<link>http://managingthework.com/2010/05/lost-the-grand-finale-%e2%80%93-wherein-we-relate-project-management-to-the-lost-series-finale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 15:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Jensen is VP of Community Development at Daptiv. Today he gives some valuable advice on what it takes to be a great Project Manager. Get more of his insights and opinions on community, leadership and collaboration by following him on Twitter @mjtwit.
The LOST nation is stunned. The near cult-like revolution that consumed television entertainment throughout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Politics to siestas: Dealing with complexity in collaboration</title>
		<link>http://managingthework.com/2010/05/politics-to-siestas-dealing-with-complexity-in-collaboration/</link>
		<comments>http://managingthework.com/2010/05/politics-to-siestas-dealing-with-complexity-in-collaboration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 May 2010 13:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://managingthework.com/?p=1179</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Project management usually requires collaboration. Technology lowers the barriers to collaboration but also adds complexity. Here are some tips on dealing with complex collaboration.]]></description>
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		<title>Slideshows for IT project managers: Tips from the Pros</title>
		<link>http://managingthework.com/2010/05/slideshows-for-it-project-managers-tips-from-the-pros/</link>
		<comments>http://managingthework.com/2010/05/slideshows-for-it-project-managers-tips-from-the-pros/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 17:39:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Project managers are a varied bunch. Here are a few words of wisdom for the IT project management branch of the family from veteran project manager Watts Humprey and the CIO of Frontier Airlines.]]></description>
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		<title>Skyscrapers of Complexity: Collaboration Demands Rigor</title>
		<link>http://managingthework.com/2010/05/skyscrapers-of-complexity-collaboration-demands-rigor/</link>
		<comments>http://managingthework.com/2010/05/skyscrapers-of-complexity-collaboration-demands-rigor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 13:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://managingthework.com/?p=1141</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Collaboration in today's workplace breeds complexity. Lokesh Datta from All Collaboration describes how to manage it by first identifying its sources.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Effective Ways to Bring Teams Together</title>
		<link>http://managingthework.com/2010/05/3-effective-ways-to-bring-teams-together/</link>
		<comments>http://managingthework.com/2010/05/3-effective-ways-to-bring-teams-together/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 16:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s guest post comes from Dana Larson, marketing and community manager at OnePlace, an online collaboration and business organization solution.
In a world where virtual offices are sprouting up all over the place, and businesses are working with clients, customers and vendors from all around the world, the amount of face-to-face communications continues to decrease.
However, this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LinkedIn for Social Media and Collaboration</title>
		<link>http://managingthework.com/2010/04/linkedin-social-media-collaboration/</link>
		<comments>http://managingthework.com/2010/04/linkedin-social-media-collaboration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:03:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://managingthework.com/?p=1003</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Human resources, finance, software engineering and even the executive team all have one thing in common: a demand to learn more about and take part in social media to network, ideate and collaborate. With recent statistics around LinkedIn&#8217;s growth, there is no question that the business-minded networking platform is gaining steam throughout corporate America.
We compiled [...]]]></description>
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