Learning Tree International Blog

A recent Internet survey by Coaching and Mentoring Associates, found the Number 1 interpersonal skill for successful project leaders to be:  Listens to others. Below are 14 keys to effective listening that I have gathered over the years to help me be an even more powerful project leader. Limit Your Own Talking.  You can’t talk […]

A core set of business analysis documentation is needed for all of your projects regardless of project size or type.  Have you considered using the BABOK® set of business analysis deliverables as your starting point?  These key deliverables define aspects of business analysis work and document project requirements across the project life cycle.  In addition […]

In this post I am going to change tack slightly. Rather than focus on Windows Azure I am going to illustrate one simple way that Learning Tree International is using cloud computing technology internally. One of the most compelling use cases for cloud computing is the so-called ”Dev/Test”. In this use case a machine (or […]

In a recent interview with Information Week editors Microsoft’s CEO Steve Balmer sent the message that Microsoft is ‘all in’ when it comes to cloud computing. The message Steve Balmer sent regarding Azure in comparison to other cloud providers was interesting, stating that ‘ There is nobody with an offer like ours (Azure) in the […]

Social Media Tools: Applicable at Work or Not? Working as a project management consultant, I’m often asked about some of the “new” social media tools available to organizations. What are the BEST tools? How can they help? Are they worth it? If you’re thinking about whether or not to apply social media tools at work, […]