Monthly Archives: January 2012

Yawning – Sleepy, Bored or a Hot Brain?

Posted on January 27, 2012 by donmcalister

One of my favorite places to look for topics of interest and learning value is the Psychology Today Web-site.  Not long ago I noticed a blog called “Why Do You Yawn When You’re Not Sleepy” by Faith Brynie, published in … Continue reading →

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“Project Dis-Integration”

Posted on January 21, 2012 by donmcalister

One of the most critical and difficult parts of executing a complex product development project, is the integration of all of the stakeholders, tasks, resources, requirements, and management information. Project Integration ensures that objectives are understood and aligned; tempo is … Continue reading →

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Worrying About Risk Management

Posted on January 20, 2012 by donmcalister

I was recently asked for my thoughts on the relationship between “worrying” and risk management. I thought I’d share my response in this blog. “Worry” is an emotional state, evoked in response to some condition we have, or might encounter. … Continue reading →

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Creative Scheduling

Posted on January 15, 2012 by donmcalister

Project Managers always face customer schedule pressures and drive their teams to be responsive.  Sometimes those responses can be very creative. Creative Scheduling A creative scheduler once remarked, “Einstein’s Theory could improve my chart.” “By accelerating the plan…” To the speed of … Continue reading →

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Project Management from a Knowledge Management Perspective

Posted on January 14, 2012 by donmcalister

This is the second in a series of three blogs that I’m be posting on the intimate relationship between Project Management, Knowledge Management (KM), and Risk Management. In the first blog, “The Interdependency of Project, Knowledge and Risk Management”, I … Continue reading →

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A Bit of Risk Management Humor

Posted on January 12, 2012 by donmcalister

Although you may not be professionally enagaged in risk management activities, you and everyone else in the world is in fact a risk management practitioner.  If you buckle your seat, make a restaurant reservation or have life insurance, you’re managing risk.  I wrote this … Continue reading →

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The Interdependency of Project, Risk, and Knowledge Management

Posted on January 10, 2012 by donmcalister

One of the many things I’ve learned during my 39-year career as an Engineer and Project Manager is the intimacy of the interdependency between Project Management, Risk Management and Knowledge Management. This is the first in a series of blogs … Continue reading →

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Sylvester the Cat & Loss of Innocence

Posted on January 9, 2012 by donmcalister

Recently one morning during the holiday break, my nephew’s 8-year-old son was watching cartoons in our family room. I was in the adjacent kitchen getting a cup of coffee and checking out what he was watching. We try to keep … Continue reading →

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Managing My Life Identity Cards

Posted on January 6, 2012 by donmcalister

My recent retirement got me to thinking about the different identities we take on as we journey through life, and the angst and confusion we experience as we transition from one to another. We start out with Kid Identity Cards, … Continue reading →

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Hello world!

Posted on January 6, 2012 by donmcalister

I’m a retired aerospace industry engineer and program manager with a lot of passion for continuous learning and knowledge sharing.  I have enough ego to believe that my own experience, expertise and opinions will be of value to others, but not so much … Continue reading →

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