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The Importance of Perception in Capturing and Documenting Project Lessons Learned

April 13, 2022 by Mel Bost Leave a Comment

In many of my essays and presentations over the years I have emphasized that lessons learned are all around us. ‘Every time you take an action with a result, there is an opportunity for lessons learned.    Expected results versus actual results is the key to defining lessons learned. But capturing, and documenting, and sharing lessons learned adds a new dimension … [Read more...] about The Importance of Perception in Capturing and Documenting Project Lessons Learned

A Primer for Processes and Projects

April 8, 2022 by Mel Bost Leave a Comment

To those of my readers who have faithfully followed my essays over a long period of time, you will recognize that I have focused over time on some very basic principles that are continually stressed in my essays on the topics Process and Project. So, I thought at this point I would summarize in some distinct points what I call ‘A Primer for Processes and Projects.’ Here … [Read more...] about A Primer for Processes and Projects

The Role of Projects in Small Business

April 1, 2022 by Mel Bost Leave a Comment

When small businesses are formed, the owners are most often concerned with day-to-day operations.  If a small business was launched to provide a product or service, the daily maintenance of that product or service is the chief interest of the business team. The financial viability of the small business is dependent on the immediate revenues generated by the day-to-day … [Read more...] about The Role of Projects in Small Business

What is the Foundation for your Project Team Leadership?

March 1, 2019 by Mel Bost Leave a Comment

In 1985, Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) moved me from Chicago where I had worked in its R&D facility, to its headquarters in the ARCO Plaza in Los Angeles, to head up a strategic planning group for ARCO Products Company.    The day I arrived to find my new office was really exciting. As I walked through the corridors of my new floor, I happened to see a … [Read more...] about What is the Foundation for your Project Team Leadership?

Project Managers: Be Certain that your Message to Your Project Team is the Right One

June 25, 2017 by Mel Bost Leave a Comment

When I was a Project Manager with UNOCAL 76 Products Company in southern California in the mid-1990s, one of my roles was to manage the build-out and opening of Convenience Stores (C-stores) according to our UNOCAL Fastbreak Program. Convenience stores were added to some existing 76 Products fueling sites and C-stores were also introduced at new sites.  Typical sizes for these … [Read more...] about Project Managers: Be Certain that your Message to Your Project Team is the Right One

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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

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