A Lifelong manager's Perspective of Project Portfolio Management Recent Posts An Executive Fable About Management Author: Joel Fleiss Date: Jan 05, 2015 When Veronica missed that easy overhead on match point in the third set, her tennis partner said, "where is your focus? You hardly ever miss an easy overhead, especially in crucial situations." Veronica realized that her mind had been elsewhere, where usually her focus was one of her greatest assets. Read Full Post >> Evolution of a Management Schedules Fable Author: Joel Fleiss Date: Dec 01, 2014 Akila was a very intelligent, resourceful man who many of the elite Egyptian society used for major construction projects. He was often contracted to build and modernize the royalty’s castles. Several affluent business men used his expertise to construct offices for their businesses. He had been conducting construction projects for over two decades before the Egyptian pyramids were built 4,500 years ago. One day the Pharaoh came to Akila and said “I want you and your team, Akila, to build a monument to my father, sons and me.” In the next five minutes the Pharaoh described what he expected. Read Full Post >> An Executive Fable About Management Author: Joel Fleiss Date: Jan 05, 2015 When Veronica missed that easy overhead on match point in the third set, her tennis partner said, "where is your focus? You hardly ever miss an easy overhead, especially in crucial situations." Veronica realized that her mind had been elsewhere, where usually her focus was one of her greatest assets. Read Full Post >> About the Author Joel Fleiss CEO, Optimize Workflow, Inc, Inc. Joel, a multi-decade manager Professional (PMP), will help you understand the historical perspective and importance in all aspects of Project Portfolio Management. Subscribe to learn the importance of: - Project Selection - Requirements - Schedules, WBS and Gantt - Various methodologies and how they have progressed over the years - Resource Allocation, Modeling and Much More! Subscribe to our Newsletter * Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Name * Email * Website Comment You may use these HTML tags and attributes: <a href="" title=""> <abbr title=""> <acronym title=""> <b> <blockquote cite=""> <cite> <code> <del datetime=""> <em> <i> <q cite=""> <strike> <strong>