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Archives for September 2010

3 Steps To Happiness For Project Managers

September 27, 2010 by Mel Bost Leave a Comment

Ultimately, after all is said and done, I believe that we all are searching for "happiness" in our lives.  It's that combination of emotions, activities and long lasting collaborations which bring us satisfaction and enjoyment from living everyday. When my daughter was married six years ago, I gave a toast in which I addressed "happiness."  I said that happiness really … [Read more...] about 3 Steps To Happiness For Project Managers

What is the Actual Cost to Your PMO for not Capturing and Sharing Project Lessons Learned?

September 6, 2010 by Mel Bost 5 Comments

This past week was the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina's devastation of New Orleans.  The commentary on "Meet the Press" stated that it was the largest "man-made" disaster in U.S. history; not the largest "natural disaster."  Why?  Because at some point in the past, a large (failed) project was undertaken to reinforce New Orleans' levee system.  This project was supposed … [Read more...] about What is the Actual Cost to Your PMO for not Capturing and Sharing Project Lessons Learned?

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Mel Bost is a project management consultant specializing in project closeout and lessons learned, as well as process improvement, best practices, and benchmarking. For the past several years, he has been teaching “Project Management for Research” to postgraduate students at Arizona State University, as well as developing new approaches to the research process. Read More

Project Management Lessons Learned: A Continuous Process Improvement Framework

The NERS department congratulates C. Melvin Bost, Jr., on the publication of his new book.

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