The Expendables II: A Facebook Conversation Part I
This comic has nothing to do with project management, just something funny to start your Monday morning. Enjoy. To be continued….
View ArticleEXCEL TIPS: Using NA() to Accurately Display Your Curve Data
We spend a lot of time at Hair on Fire producing articles that teach some of the basics of software we use on a daily basis. As our reader base is growing, we will begin posting some more intermediate...
View ArticleBuilding “Dynamic” Project Control Tools
The word dynamic is defined as “characterized by continuous change, activity, or progress.” The key to this is the “continuous change” aspect. In project controls, we are continuously asked to...
View ArticleA Quick Way to Become a Better Manager
Take a free Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) questionnaire and determine your personality type. The results will help you enhance an understanding of yourself and help you appreciate the differences...
View ArticleSAP REPORT FORMATTING – LAYOUTS
In your report menu bar you have three icons for layout functionality: Layouts are an essential part of all SAP reports. Without layouts, you will see a screen of meaningless data, with no formatting,...
View ArticleHOF Comics: The Art of War Chapter 5
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 New to the site? Read more about the HOF Ninja-neer here.
View ArticleShould project control professionals get an MBA or a PMP?
In my last blog, “What is project control”, I mentioned that many project control professionals seek to complete an MBA or PMP qualification. I have personally asked myself this question for the last...
View ArticleDear Micro-manager
Dear Micro-manager, You are a self absorbed, confidence crushing, morale sucking, innovation inhibiting beacon of management failure. The only original thinking you recognize is your own. You are not...
View Article5 Signs Your Project Control Process May Be Broken
As project control professionals, we are constantly trying to use project data and metrics to analyze where the project is, where it is heading, and what is being done about key issues. However,...
View ArticleHOF Fire Station – The Contract Type
The HOF team has been working hard to develop the HOF Fire Station project, and we are ready to commence the project. Before we can move forward, we need to establish the type of contract we will be...
View Article5 traits you need to be a successful project control professional
Unlike engineers who typically study engineering or banking professionals who study finance, project control professionals are a group of individuals who come from a diverse background. In my career I...
View ArticleIs your persistence and passion affecting your project team?
I recently read a quote by Anthony J. D’Angelo, the #1 contributing author to the New York Times best seller Chicken Soup for the College Soul. The quote was “Never let your persistence and passion...
View ArticleHOF Station – Cost-Reimbursable & Subcontracted
You have spoken. The HOF Station will be executed under cost-reimbursable commercial terms, with subcontractors performing the scope of services. Paul, our finance and accounting guru, will be...
View Article[INFOGRAPHIC] KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPI)
How are you using KPIs to analyze the success of your project? Let us know in the comments. Add this Infographic to your website by copying the HTML code provided below. <a...
View ArticleHappy Holidays – See you in 2013!
The Hair on Fire team wanted to wish our readers and their families a joyous holiday season and a prosperous, healthy New Year. This will be our last post for 2012. We be back posting about project...
View ArticlePrimavera Help: How to add EPS nodes in Primavera P6 v8.1?
In this post we are going to use a bunch of Primavera administrative terms and tech mumbo jumbo. Please note if you are using Primavera PPM this does not apply to you so you can go read other great...
View ArticleTypes of Project Conflicts
There are different types of project conflicts found among teams and managers, due to differing personalities and sense of priorities. A good project manager needs to anticipate such conflicts and be...
View ArticleHOF Comics: The Art of War Chapter 6
Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 Chapter 6 New to the site? Read more about the HOF Ninja-neer here.
View ArticleEXCEL TEMPLATE: Simple VBA Countdown (Countdown to 2014)
Ever wonder how you could use excel to create an automated countdown without the use of complicated loops? Try incorporating this simple code into your workbook and see if it solves your problem. As...
View ArticleThe rule of thirds for career advancement – Lessons from my last mentor (Gap...
One of my mentors had an interesting saying that I thought I would share. He would always say that to advance in your career there were three simple rules of which you only had control over one. His...
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