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• Task dependencies

  Most projects require that some tasks are accomplished in a specific order. For example, in a publicity project, the marcomm firm will want the client to approve the design before it goes to press. When the client, the representative and the printer are... Posted Jul 11 2008, 08:00 AM by Karine with | with no comments Filed under: time management, project management

• Fake emergencies ruin it for the rest of us

  It's part of my job at Websystems to reply to email enquiries about AceProject. I get asked all sorts of questions, from pricing to features to integration with external systems (via CSV files). I enjoy replying to these emails because they give me... Posted Jun 27 2008, 08:23 AM by Karine with | with no comments Filed under: time management

• Do you account for summer vacations?

  Here at Websystems, we are starting to feel the summer groove coming on: we are seeing more and more vacation automated replies to emails. More than that, it seems the summer season puts people in a different mood: happier and mellower. It makes our jobs... Posted Jun 13 2008, 09:53 AM by Karine with | with no comments Filed under: time management, project management

• Now that you're late, how do you deal with it?

  Being late happens, even to the best projects. And when it happens, you need to deal with it. The longer you ignore a delay, the higher the chances of the delay growing longer. So how do you deal with a task being late in your project? Or the project... Posted Jun 06 2008, 10:36 AM by Karine with | with no comments Filed under: time management, project management

• Get your fudge ratio

  Not, it's not how much fudge you can cram in yourself before you start feeling icky (although I wish!). The fudge ratio, as explained in this post from LifeHacker, reflects how good you are as estimating the time required to accomplish something.... Posted May 30 2008, 08:47 AM by Karine with | with no comments Filed under: time management, project management

• Project management and time management

  It seems to me that, while one can manage his/her time outside of a project, it would be difficult to manage a project without managing time. I could not imagine a project with a set of tasks, and no dates. How can one plan without time references? On... Posted Feb 22 2008, 09:00 AM by Karine with | with no comments Filed under: time management, project management, projects