http://kareemshaker.com Everyday is a New Day Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:05:33 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/matrix-survival-tips/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/matrix-survival-tips/#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 17:47:24 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=993 Managing projects in a weak matrix organization is not an easy job! Project managers usually have troubles when they get asked to deliver without authority while still being responsible. Most of issues project managers face in a weak matrix organization are people issues especially with functional managers and shared resources, in this post I will [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/matrix-survival-tips/feed/ 1 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/5-tips-to-sell-your-pmo/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/5-tips-to-sell-your-pmo/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:51:51 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=932 The rollout of the Project Management Office is best managed by approaching it as a project, even if the ultimate objective of the project is to develop the PMO business case, it would be more effective to approach feasibility study and business case development as a project. You can use these five tips to sell [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/5-tips-to-sell-your-pmo/feed/ 5 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/budget-doesnt-matter/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/budget-doesnt-matter/#comments Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:42:17 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=930 Most of employers pay too much attention to the budget size of projects that the candidate project manager has managed before, on the other hand, most of project managers tout the total budget of all projects they have managed, and indeed, Budget doesn’t matter! Managing a multi million dollars project does not necessarily imply unique [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/budget-doesnt-matter/feed/ 3 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/rolling-wave-planning-using-microsoft-project-2010/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/rolling-wave-planning-using-microsoft-project-2010/#comments Sun, 03 Oct 2010 10:53:29 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=759 Uncertainty is the number one enemy of planning, most of the times, projects cannot be planned precisely due to lack of information and time, using the Rolling Wave Planning technique will enable you to thoroughly plan short term activities and re-plan the project phases, work packages, and activities as they become clearer, Microsoft Project 2010 [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/rolling-wave-planning-using-microsoft-project-2010/feed/ 9 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/project-management-vocabulary/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/project-management-vocabulary/#comments Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:59:56 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=692 I have stumbled upon a couple of videos on YouTube provided by Business English Pod , the videos explain the fundamental terms of project management in a simple, graphical, and contextual way, the second video includes a quiz , whether you are a project manager or not I am sure you will love these videos! [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/project-management-vocabulary/feed/ 0 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/why-do-projects-really-fail/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/why-do-projects-really-fail/#comments Wed, 15 Sep 2010 15:42:33 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=686 Project failure has always been a hot topic. Yet the mystery behind what drives projects off track is starting to fade. Organizations have come a long way when it comes to ferreting out the root causes of failure. Here are some of the top reasons projects fall short – and rips for how you can [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/why-do-projects-really-fail/feed/ 3 http://kareemshaker.com/communication/top-5-communication-skills-for-project-managers-and-leaders/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/communication/top-5-communication-skills-for-project-managers-and-leaders/#comments Sun, 29 Aug 2010 15:56:22 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=660 I have been honoured to be interviewed by Jo Ann Sweeney to select top five from a list of 15 communication skills project mangers and leaders need to have in order to lead their teams, despite the innovative communication technologies we have, yet most of today’s business problems are due to poor communication, in this [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/communication/top-5-communication-skills-for-project-managers-and-leaders/feed/ 8 http://kareemshaker.com/software/free-7-day-online-tour-of-microsoft-epm-2010/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/software/free-7-day-online-tour-of-microsoft-epm-2010/#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 12:19:13 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=649 Get your hands on Microsoft Enterprise Project Management (EPM) 2010 by registering to a free 7-day online tour provided by Corporate Project Solutions, you will be able to try selected features of Microsoft Project Professional 2010 and Microsoft EPM 2010 by following a structured walkthroughs and accessing remote servers right from your browser, unless you [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/software/free-7-day-online-tour-of-microsoft-epm-2010/feed/ 0 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/project-failure-voice-of-the-professionals/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/project-failure-voice-of-the-professionals/#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:42:15 +0000 Kareem http://kareemshaker.com/?p=626 Project failure has always been a hot topic; many organizations have come a very long way to define the root causes of project failure hoping to reduce the increasing rates of project failure. Arras People have recently released the 2010 Project Management Benchmark Report that has been conducted to understand how the recession has impacted [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/project-failure-voice-of-the-professionals/feed/ 2 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/microsoft-project-does-not-make-a-project-manager/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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 the [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/microsoft-project-does-not-make-a-project-manager/feed/ 10 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/pm-prepcast-review/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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/ 6 http://kareemshaker.com/communication/communication-management-mindmap/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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 mindmap [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/communication/communication-management-mindmap/feed/ 13 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/brand-conversation-with-al-taee/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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 This! [...]]]> 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/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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 the [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/scope-creep-and-gold-plating-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin/feed/ 8 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/the-truth-about-lessons-learned/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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 about [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/methodology-matters/feed/ 4 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/first-time-project-manager/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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, we [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/first-time-project-manager/feed/ 20 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/do-the-right-things-right/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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 project [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/do-the-right-things-right/feed/ 7 http://kareemshaker.com/events/7-pdus-free-project-management-workshop-in-dubai/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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 at [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/events/7-pdus-free-project-management-workshop-in-dubai/feed/ 1 http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/red-leadership/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed 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 techniques [...]]]> http://kareemshaker.com/project-management/red-leadership/feed/ 9