The Holy Grail: A fully committed Project Team, working towards the overall success of the Project! Such a scenario gives the Project the best chance at achieving Success. Please note that completing a Project does not equal Success. In my opinion, a Project is successful only if the Project Execution was such that it maximized …
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“Tiger By The Tail” – Project Schedule
While I address the various Project Risk factors one by one, my Blog will be titled "Tiger By The Tail". I pick such a caption for the obvious similarity to what we feel once we have a Project under way, with dwindling options to make it successful. Should we let go? (Hopefully it wont turn …
“Clutter” in our lives …
(A) Clutter in our Minds ... All of us lead busy lives, trying to balance Work and Personal Life. I am generalizing this statement, because till date, I have not heard anyone admit that "I have all the time in the world". Such a statement will be bad news at home (because Wife wont let …
Social Networking & Me …
Following is my take on it. Every tool or product has to be evaluated/tested/analyzed to see if it fits the person, with respect to: - Is it something the person enjoys doing? - Is it in line with the person's personality? - Is it cumbersome to use? - Is it safe to use? The first …
Trying your very best & accepting the outcome gracefully …
As you might have noticed, I am a huge sports fan. I follow all kinds of sports. Quite often you see athletes who just do not understand what it means to be a good sport. Some examples are: - Losing a match soundly and claiming that you had a plethora of injuries (Case in point: …
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My Thoughts Of The Week …
05/25/10 (Tue): 35 days! The oil is still gushing. There is no plan in sight "which should work". Dems blame their "easy target", BP. Reps blame their "easy target", Minerals Management Service. Whatever it is, it is a disaster for a very beautiful part of the country, which I visited in 2009 ... 05/26/10 (Wed): …
Borobudur (Indonesian Cuisine), San Francisco …
As with many people, I too came to know about this restaurant through the Public Television show "Check Please". Since all the 3 reviewers gave this restaurant a thumbs up, it entered my list of "To Try" restaurants. We got the chance to go to this restaurant yesterday. Since we went just after the restaurant …
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A “weird” work timing?
I am a morning person. On working days, I naturally (i.e. without alarm) wake up anywhere between 4-5.30AM. Even if I go to sleep at 3AM, I wake up, at the very latest, by around 8AM. I remember during exams in college (during my Bachelors), my room-mate Rajeev after studying till 2-3AM, wakes me up, …
Rose Market, Mountain View …
My friend Sridhar had originally suggested the place several years back. We have visited the place quite often. I love to roam the aisles of Middle-Eastern Stores. The items are very tempting. This is a Persian store. It reminds me of the childhood years in Iran. Judging by the inevitable lines at the counter, the …
Chili Palace Restaurant (Hunan Cuisine), Milpitas, California …
After reading a very good review in a local newspaper, I have been wanting to go to this restaurant for some time. The opportunity presented itself recently and following is my experience ... Prices = $$ [$ - Cheap, $$ - Slightly pricy, $$$ - Wow! Bank Loan Time! 🙂 ) Service = Good Since …
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