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Please Welcome Alan Mossman

by Hal on February 12, 2008

in general

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!We have another new blogger at RPM, Alan Mossman, Director of Lean Construction Institute UK. He trained as an architect and then worked as a socio-technical systems consultant. Returning to construction in 2000 he is co-editor of the Lean Construction [...]

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Hal’s Baaack!

by Hal on October 2, 2007

in general

Sorry for not posting on lean project delivery, but September was a very busy month. In short, I anticipated it would take 3 months to sell my house. Instead, lucky me, it took 3 days. And the buyer wanted to get in close to opening day of school. We had no where [...]

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Take a Break

by Hal on January 6, 2007

in general

I’ve been working hard posting everyday. While it’s not my new year’s resulotion, it is a small change that I want to make. The following is a list of anagrams for the same word or phrase. What is it?

LLAMAS PEN NESTS TRY
NAPALM STERN SET SLY
PLASMAS LENT SENTRY
TRANSPLANTS ELM YES
RAMPANT LENS STYLES
SPARTAN SMELLY [...]

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From Whirlwind to Overwhelm

by Hal on November 9, 2006

in general

Yesterday’s Lean Construction Congress generated 12 postings. Today was different. I got caught up in conversations and only have rough notes. I’ll clean those up and post over the next day or so.

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Reforming Project Management featured in Projects @ Work. Have a look.

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Use the lenses as a quick way to navigate the Reforming Project Management site. A new lens was added today for the Language-Action Perspective on Projects. Have a look.

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Feedblitz replaces Bloglet for email deliveries of Reforming Project Management.

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Announcing projectkaizen.com in support of your project kaizen initiatives. Have a look…

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Eric H, the Grim Reader, offers his take on project kaizen and earns his spot as the gang-of-seven’s “plus one” co-blogger of the day. Read on…

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Project Kaizen Day Two

by Hal on December 6, 2005

in general, project kaizen

On this second day of the project kaizen co-blogging series, Kathleen Fasanella writes clearly about workgroup kaizen. Don’t miss it!

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Use a blogsearch engine to stay up with project kaizen postings.

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Eye Candy

by Hal on October 18, 2005

in general

Drop by to see the new photo adorning RFP…

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Everyone’s an Expert

by Hal on October 16, 2005

in general

There’s a new feature on Reforming Project Management inspired by Seth Godin. Have a look at the new lenses (guides) to reforming project delivery…

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What Is Project Management?

by David Green on September 15, 2005

in PM practice, PMBoK, general

David Green, NSW Department of Commerce, makes his debut at RFP today with his ‘musings’ on ‘What Is Project Management?’ His piece is well-written and provocative. Read on and leave David a comment…

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Have a look at the presentations Hal made at the Orange County PMI Chapter PMI in Action…

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Catch Hal in Orange County

by Hal on August 1, 2005

in general

Don’t miss the coming out presentation for Let’s Play Catch! at the PMI Orange County Chapter’s “PMInAction 2005″. Read more…

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Hal’s Weblog Is Dead

by site admin on April 3, 2005

in general

Just a short note letting you know that the Reforming Project Management weblog has moved from http://weblog.halmacomber.com to http://www.reformingprojectmanagement.com. Why? I’m more ambitious now than I was before. I’ve adopted WordPress, a content management system, as my blogging tool to give me more control over the environment. I’m aiming to make [...]

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Gone, but not Forgotten

by Hal on November 8, 2004

in general

It’s been far too long since I’ve posted on these pages. My life has been busy…so busy. And I’ve enjoyed every minute.
Among other matters, my youngest son is investigating his options for college. We’ve enjoyed our tours. It’s been great father-son bonding.
I’ve concluded that college is wasted on teenagers! Boy [...]

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Bloglet Has Failed to Deliver

by Hal on August 5, 2004

in general

I’ve been posting everyday this week and will do so everyday this month in celebration of 2 years of blogging on project management. If you are a subscriber and don’t get a Bloglet email on a day, then jump on over to Reforming Project Management to read what I’ve posted. Sorry for the [...]

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This ‘n That

by Hal on November 30, 2003

in books, general

On Monday I’ll be grid blogging on the subject of the “brand”. Grid blogging is an experiment in tapping the knowledge across the web. Bloggers will post on the same subject on the same day. We’ll also link to each other. And we’ll offer a means for finding the postings via [...]

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Project e-Tips Are Back Tomorrow

by Hal on October 28, 2003

in general

I’ve taken a bit of a hiatus from the e-Tip thing. It took a request to republish my e-Tips in a PMI chapter newsletter to get me off my butt. I’ve queued four topics. I’d love to hear your best thinking on what makes projects successful. There are no Purple Cow [...]

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Zweig Letter Articles Available

by Hal on October 20, 2003

in design, general

My first Zweig Letter article, Strangers, Friends, and Partners, is now available on this site. I’ve added a page to this website for listing articles with summaries. Look for the Articles link in the navigation bar above. I’ve posted other articles along with a place-holder for the article published today in the [...]

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Reforming Project Management *new*

by Hal on January 13, 2003

in general

This is a posting for readers who subscribe by email or get their dose of Reforming Project Management by RSS feed. Here are some of the links and features I’ve added to the weblog:
Blogrolls

International Listening Association
I s’pose there’s an association for everyone. Haven’t found a better site on listening.
Leadership NOW
Collection of resources for [...]

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Taking some time off…

by Hal on December 24, 2002

in general

Enjoy the holidays!

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How ’bout some Fun?

by Hal on November 2, 2002

in general

I’m just a little burnt out after reading Lauri and Greg’s paper over and over and over again. So, how ’bout a little fun. The following is a list of anagrams for the same word or phrase. What is it?
ARCANE MEN TEMPT JOG
A GAP EJECTMENT NORM
A PREGNANT MOM EJECT
MONTANA PC MERGE JET
A [...]

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