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Author: Rosemary Hossenlopp Created: 3/12/2008
Rosemary trains IT project teams on delivering project success by improving business analysis and project management practices. She also coaches project management contractors and consultants on thriving in a falling economy. She is founder of Project Management Perspectives LLC consulting and training in both the commercial and government sectors. She led many global software and hardware projects; created PMO's, and conducted project assessments. Rosemary speaks at conferences on the topics on Planning for Project Success and is a co-author of Unearthing Business Requirements, Elicitation Tools and Techniques. Rosemary received her B.S. from Oregon State University and M.B.A. from Santa Clara University in Santa Clara, California. She is a Project Management Professional (PMP) and implemented the Tools and Techniques initiative of the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Best Practices for Working with Outsourced Software Development Teams
By Rosemary Hossenlopp on 3/16/2009
Dulcey Branch, is a Silicon Valley based senior software project manager with over 14 years of experience consulting in a variety of industries including high tech, utility, aerospace and health industries. She has significant experience with working with offshore resources that code, write and execute test scripts. In this audio interview, she discusses three common project management challenges and how to overcome them. They are: • Unreliable Infrastructure, • meetings when there is a large difference in time zones, and • coders hired to do the development are often not involved in the Analysis and Design of the software. She shares practical guidance for project teams struggling with these issues.
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What Are The Key Issues Facing Project Managers?
By Rosemary Hossenlopp on 3/9/2009
Introducing ..... Vikas Sharma, a key board member of ISSIG. He works to craft programs that support IS project manager needs. He developed a survey to reach out to understand your perspectives and your expectations. We know these are tough times and require tough skill development. Let us know the issues you are facing.
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A Strategic Project Manager Suggests Less Control in this Economy
By Rosemary Hossenlopp on 3/5/2009
Terrie Mui - PMP, a Silicon-Valley based project manager focuses on strategic projects. In this recession environment, sponsors may require project managers to have tighter project control. In this talk she focuses on why project sponsors instead should push control down into the team and groom project managers into project leaders. This transition from hierarchical control to a high-performance team requires three C’s: - Clear Goals - Common Communication - Collaboration, not Competition
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Why Do an OPM3® Assessment?
By Rosemary Hossenlopp on 1/21/2009
Jim Sloane, a member of the PMI OPM3® core team, discusses why assessments are valuable for project teams. Click below to play the interview.
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Risk Management Lessons from PDS'08
By Rosemary Hossenlopp on 8/20/2008
ISSIG's project management symposium, PDS'08, was held this summer near Washington DC. It featured many great presentors. One of them was Don Wessels. He discusses "Continuous Risk Management". Click Below to hear the Interview with Don Wessels-PMP.
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Project Management Leadership Lessons from PDS'08
By Rosemary Hossenlopp on 8/3/2008
PMI's premier IS/IT project management symposium held this summer near Washington DC was a smashing success. This interview is with Pam Nintrup-PMP, the project manager for the event. She discusses how to create a great Information Systems event for project management professionals. Click Below to Play the Interview with Pam Nintrup-PMP.
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Project Leadership Skills Mandatory For IT Project Manager Success
By Rosemary Hossenlopp on 5/26/2008
Michael O'Brochta, a member of the PMI Community Development Management Advisory Group, discusses critical leadership skills needed for today’s project management professionals.
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Improve Your Program Management Practices
By Rosemary Hossenlopp on 5/5/2008
Many project managers are thinking; what will we hear at PDS’08 that can fix our PMO. So I welcome our listeners to this IS SIG Audio Blog to hear PDS'08 presenter Diane Altwies talk about How to Improve Program Your Program Management Practices!
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If Project Managers Aren't Making a Difference - - They Are Taking Up Space!
By Rosemary Hossenlopp on 5/5/2008
IT or IS project managers want to hear how to recession proof their project management jobs. Lee Lambert, a past recipient of PMI’s Distinguished Contribution Award will share in this audio interview key thoughts on project manager success.
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PMBOK ® Guide Fourth Edition Changes
By Rosemary Hossenlopp on 4/14/2008
The PMBOK® Guide is the Knowledge Standard for global Project Managers. It is published by Project Management Institute - PMI®. The upcoming edition has changes that will impact the Project Management Professional PMP® certification. Listen for key changes that impact global project management team members.
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