http://kareemshaker.com Everyday is a New Day Fri, 11 Jun 2010 18:24:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 KareemShakerhttp://feedburner.google.com http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/microsoft-project-does-not-make-a-project-manager/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/microsoft-project-does-not-make-a-project-manager/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:36:00 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=610 Through the years I have seen many people who use Microsoft Project (aka project management software) and claim they are project managers, I have also seen PMP certified people who don’t know the basics of Microsoft Project, and sadly I have seen project managers who are managing projects and don’t know the theory nor [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/microsoft-project-does-not-make-a-project-manager/feed/ 8 http://kareemshaker.com/people-management/the-truth-about-motivation/ http://kareemshaker.com/people-management/the-truth-about-motivation/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 19:10:21 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=604 Motivation is an art not a science! I have just watched a video about motivation that is based on a speech by Dan Pink author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us book. Dan believes that motivation can be achieved through three ways: Autonomy, Mastery, and Purpose. he bases his conclusions on [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/people-management/the-truth-about-motivation/feed/ 9 http://kareemshaker.com/general/up-in-the-air-layoffs/ http://kareemshaker.com/general/up-in-the-air-layoffs/#comments Thu, 06 May 2010 21:36:40 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=590 You are sitting alone in your cubicle staring at your screen trying to finish one of your tasks, you finish the task, pick your task list, and tick the one you finished then you start on the next one, it has been very exhausting since the company has laid off many team members, as [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/general/up-in-the-air-layoffs/feed/ 6 http://kareemshaker.com/giveaway/pm-prepcast-winners/ http://kareemshaker.com/giveaway/pm-prepcast-winners/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 15:12:28 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=569 Jerry Gaetano and Karthik Jillella are the two lucky winners, they will be contacted by OSP International and will receive the PM PrepCast. If you haven’t been lucky enough to win a free copy of the PM PrepCast you can buy it here, it is not expensive, for more information about the online training, [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/giveaway/pm-prepcast-winners/feed/ 14 http://kareemshaker.com/reviews/giveaway-pm-prepcast/ http://kareemshaker.com/reviews/giveaway-pm-prepcast/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:07:03 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=551 Do you want to be PMP certified? The first step in the PMP journey is to get a professional PMP training that will give you a 35 contact hours certificate which is mandatory to apply for the PMP exam. I have enjoyed reviewing the PM PrepCast, you can read PM PrepCast Review, and found it [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/reviews/giveaway-pm-prepcast/feed/ 32 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/pm-prepcast-review/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/pm-prepcast-review/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:54:05 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=545 Cornelius Fichtner will take you in hand and tell you all what you need to know to plan and pass the PMP exam, I have been impressed by the quality of information provided by the PM PrepCast that covers both PMBOK guide and real life experience that new project managers will definitely need to master. [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/pm-prepcast-review/feed/ 4 http://kareemshaker.com/communication/communication-management-mindmap/ http://kareemshaker.com/communication/communication-management-mindmap/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 11:07:32 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=521 Who needs to know what by when and in which format? Every time you work on developing a new communication management plan, ask yourself this questions, it is the key to develop a robust communication plan, misevaluating a stakeholder is sometimes as bad as missing the stakeholder altogether, I will share with you a [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/communication/communication-management-mindmap/feed/ 11 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/brand-conversation-with-al-taee/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/brand-conversation-with-al-taee/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:15:44 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=515 I have been honoured to get a great brand conversation with Mohammed Al Taee, Mohammed is an enthusiastic entrepreneur who is specialized in personal branding and social media, he had brand conversations with many celebrities such as Seth Godin, our conversation was centred around project management, you can read the full conversation here Tweet [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/brand-conversation-with-al-taee/feed/ 5 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/scope-creep-and-gold-plating-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/scope-creep-and-gold-plating-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin/#comments Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:06:10 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=507 While Scope Creep and Gold Plating may appear as two different issues in project management, they are relevant and very likely to result in unsatisfied customers, the creep term is so true, you start a small change and accept it without enough analysis then you find yourself doing another change in order to implement [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/scope-creep-and-gold-plating-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin/feed/ 7 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/the-truth-about-lessons-learned/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/the-truth-about-lessons-learned/#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 20:52:21 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=502 Lessons Learned is one of the hottest topics in project management and business, though we keep talking about this process and how important it is, it is an overlooked area for many projects and if it is not overlooked it is often done with the least attention In every aspect of life, Lessons Learned is [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/the-truth-about-lessons-learned/feed/ 8 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/methodology-matters/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/methodology-matters/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2010 20:52:07 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=494 A couple of days ago I had a chance to attend a project management workshop about a new project management methodology called CAM2P (Customizable and Adaptable Methodology for Managing Projects), the workshop had different people from different industries such as IT, construction, oil & gas, and marketing & media, there have been many discussions [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/methodology-matters/feed/ 4 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/first-time-project-manager/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/first-time-project-manager/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2010 21:03:34 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=484 Are you furious about high rates of failing projects? does it bother you? project failure has been a hot topic for many years, companies and countries lose billions every year because of projects failure, look around you will find many stumbling projects, if you are unhappy about project failure, stop talking and start acting, [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/first-time-project-manager/feed/ 18 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/do-the-right-things-right/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/do-the-right-things-right/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:13:16 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=473 What do you do if you get asked to handle a wrong project that if it was your call you wouldn’t do it at all? I have seen many discussions about this topic on Twitter, while the main duty of the project manager is to deliver the project within the triple constraints, yet effective [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/do-the-right-things-right/feed/ 7 http://kareemshaker.com/events/7-pdus-free-project-management-workshop-in-dubai/ http://kareemshaker.com/events/7-pdus-free-project-management-workshop-in-dubai/#comments Mon, 15 Feb 2010 19:16:03 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=467 If you are a PMP certified it is a very good opportunity to network with other professionals, learn about latest project management practices and earn 7 PDUs, SUKAD in association with Dubai Knowledge Village is sponsoring a full day workshop about latest practices in project management on February 21,2010 08:30 AM – 05:00 PM [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/events/7-pdus-free-project-management-workshop-in-dubai/feed/ 1 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/red-leadership/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/red-leadership/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:01:33 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=445 It’s not about the colour of your leadership style, it’s about what you can do for your people in order to make them feel valued and energize them every time they need to, RED Leadership is a style I have coined that’s cantered around three pillars: Respect, Empathize, and Develop. Many leaders use different [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/red-leadership/feed/ 9 http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/if-you-put-fences-around-people-you-get-sheep/ http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/if-you-put-fences-around-people-you-get-sheep/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:39:18 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=435 I have recently stumbled upon this quote and I did like it so much, I tweeted it and found that many people have retweeted it in a short time, it is a quote of William L. McKnight (1887 – 1978), a former CEO of 3M company, who saved 3M from bankruptcy and made it a [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/leadership/if-you-put-fences-around-people-you-get-sheep/feed/ 14 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/100-ways-to-know-your-project-is-fubar/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/100-ways-to-know-your-project-is-fubar/#comments Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:09:24 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=424 Have you watched Saving Private Ryan? If not it’s time to watch that great movie, in Saving Private Ryan a group of soldiers have been sent behind enemy lines to look for a solider called Ryan, and bring him back home, it was like searching for a needle in a haystack, soldiers were calling [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/100-ways-to-know-your-project-is-fubar/feed/ 10 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/the-doormat-project-manager-syndrome/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/the-doormat-project-manager-syndrome/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 18:51:53 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=413 Do you always say YES? It’s time to say NO! many project mangers intentionally play this role of a doormat, they mistakenly think it would make them successful or at least get seen as obedient and trying to always please each and every stakeholder, being a doormat destroys the professional image of the project manager [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/the-doormat-project-manager-syndrome/feed/ 0 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/project-managers-family-life/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/project-managers-family-life/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 14:56:09 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=390 Every job imprints some of its characteristics onto its practitioners and project management is no exception, I personally feel a real joy when applying project management principles to my life, a risk would be a great example, if you, as a project manager, try to apply risk management to all your life aspects, not [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/project-managers-family-life/feed/ 5 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/why-projects-fail-procurement/ http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/why-projects-fail-procurement/#comments Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:09:10 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=372 In part four of Why Projects Fail series, we will examine the procurement root cause and see how it can cause the project failure, procurement involves establishing a relationship with a vendor to build the project’s deliverables, if a wrong vendor is selected, the entire project will be threatened, the project manager has to [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/why-projects-fail-procurement/feed/ 0