Status Update: Orientation and class 1 are complete. Class 2 is complete, assuming no major edits. Class 3 is in progress. I plan to start class 4 and 5 tomorrow. There are a total of 13 classes, meaning that I’ll likely be done with my first round of classes (3) by end of week 3.Continue reading “Masters Degree in One Semester?”
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What Can Project Managers Learn From Consultants?
Consultants charge hefty premiums for their services, and must use strong communication skills to justify their high salaries. They hop between projects lasting about 3 months, and their corporate culture teaches them a set of tactics allowing them to identify areas for improvement. Since they specialize in generic cost-cutting, increasing sales, and supply line numbersContinue reading “What Can Project Managers Learn From Consultants?”
RACI-ng to success on your next project
In almost every situation under the sun, having clearly defined and delineated roles allows people to thrive. In the same way that private property allowed people the ability to focus on their tiny slice of the world and build unparalleled riches, having clearly defined responsibilities and obligations make clear what the keys to success are,Continue reading “RACI-ng to success on your next project”
Suspicious of Kaldor-Hicks as Optimality Conditions
Wikipedia explains that the Kaldor-Hicks improvement criteria is essentially a less stringent version of a Pareto improvement, something where in practice, everyone is made better off. In the Kaldor-Hicks view, merely the ability of the winners to compensate the losers is grounds for claiming something is optimal, regardless of whether such compensation occurs. The basicContinue reading “Suspicious of Kaldor-Hicks as Optimality Conditions”
The best kind of p-hacking…
When do you feel most productive? For the tongue in cheek title, I apologize. Generally, data fraud isn’t particularly helpful at allowing insights to be built. I feel most productive on days when there’s something I’ve been dreading doing that I make serious progress on early on in a given day. This allows momentum toContinue reading “The best kind of p-hacking…”
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