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AUGUST 22, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Innovation, Quality & Entrepreneurship at Akshaya Patra Akshaya Patra Foundation in India is a shining example of how social entrepreneurship combined with power of innovation can make a HUGE difference. First, some background information. million children across India on all school days.

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AUGUST 26, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Training Middle Managers On People Management Basics Here is a simple idea: Whenever you have a new manager (project manager/departmental leader) joining in your organization, put him/her through a simple training program on how to manage people. Don’t Kill It!

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JULY 29, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Adding Value: A Gentle Reminder Sure, as a project manager / business leader, you: Completed the project in given time frame. Shared statistical reports with the top management. Adding value – that is what project management (and all our work as professionals) is all about.

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JULY 22, 2010

poor communications and expectations management? loosing great ideas because of a “compliance” culture? efforts spent in resolving personal conflicts and protecting individual/departmental fortresses? not allowing people to make mistakes? acting from a reactive standpoint? not treating your customers well? not demonstrating integrity?

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NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Tags: improvement , Process Improvement , Processes , project management , Quality Managing Projects , Process Improvement , Quality | Tanmay November 29, 2010 1 Comment By Jay Chhaya, December 1, 2010 @ 12:16 pm Masterpiece co-relation between teaching and process improvement aspects.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2010

. - - - - - Note: My book ‘ #QUALITYtweet – 140 bite-sized ideas to deliver quality in every project ’ explores the people, process and leadership aspects to build a constantly improving organization culture. Check it out if you haven’t already ! RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It!

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AUGUST 17, 2010

That, to me, is the essence of project management. For project success the points rightly identified above are part of Verification process in V&V model. On a second thought, you can only innovate when you don’t have to worry about doing the routine stuff right. That is where processes and FTR approach can really help.

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AUGUST 31, 2010

Megha By Parallel Project Management Training , September 1, 2010 @ 8:55 pm Sad to say that I know some leaders who fulfill all these requirements. Parallel Project Management Training´s last blog. Thanks a Lot for again a very good Topic! It’s amazing that they get to the top. A tendency to overly criticise others.

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AUGUST 10, 2010

Your questions in the post are a checklist kind of thing to meet their needs and then delighting the customers. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

QAspire Blog was recently featured on Community of Program and Project Managers (PPM Community). Thanks to Amit Agarwal (India’s first Professional Blogger at award winning Digital Inspiration blog) for listing QAspire Blog in Directory of Top Indian Blogs under ‘HR/Management/Business’ category. Check out the feature.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2010

Now 45, Heather Aguilera—who was an IT Project Manager “earning six figures” at a major Canadian bank before she left to become a SAHM—was eventually reduced to thinking she “would have to work in a donut shop.” 5 Winning Strategies For Starting a Business Guest post by Jane Wesman (learn more about Jane at.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Photo: Flower at Esplanade Park, Helsinki, taken during my Finland visit in May 2009 Tags: God , Hard work , Opportunity , Random Muse , Work Career Related , Leadership , Random Musings | Tanmay February 19, 2010 6 Comments By shahmaulikn, February 19, 2010 @ 8:18 am Wow.Simply Great. Opportunities are everywhere. Don’t Kill It!

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JANUARY 12, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Quality and Quantity – The Conversation Continues On 8th Jan, 2010, I wrote a post on Quality and Quantity – Compliance and Excellence. To me, this is the power of social media. The post resulted in some very interesting conversations in form of comments and in-person conversations.

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JANUARY 3, 2010

He shared some of his best work with me in 2009, in form of his books and innovatively done cards. Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Nicholas Bate’s Book ‘Instant MBA’ and Other Great Resources for 2010 Nicholas Bate is a prolific thinker, blogger and author. More than that, he is a wonderful friend.

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AUGUST 20, 2010

Six Thoughts About Middle Management - by Lisa Haneberg Lisa says , “Management is a social act. These brilliant posts hit the point and leave us with some excellent lessons. A big high-five to these amazing folks. Conversations are your currency to generate excellence and bring out the best in others. Don’t Kill It!

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NOVEMBER 7, 2010

The point that this post tries to make is that execution (that covers all aspects of a project viz. Once plans are established, a project manager needs to constantly focus on status of execution and keep the plans aligned to the current state of the project. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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JULY 1, 2010

Learning fundamentals of project management is essential for everybody - irrespective of whether you are a project manager or not. Well, that is what project management is all about! The idea was to relate project management and PDCA cycle with all personal initiatives for improvement.

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JULY 27, 2010

It is easy to fall in trap of compliance to standard processes and get boring. By Tanmay , July 29, 2010 @ 4:12 am @Ajay - With advent of social media, people now have easier ways to spread the word. Thanks heaps for this wonderful Wednesday post –Anil Kumar By Tanmay , July 28, 2010 @ 10:48 am @Jay - Thanks again. Don’t Kill It!

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JANUARY 12, 2011

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AUGUST 15, 2010

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JANUARY 31, 2010

My post on Quality and Quantity – Compliance and Excellence tracked conversations of compliance versus excellence. This month, I touched upon “ Instinctively Reactive Leadership ” and how it is a huge cost to the organizations. I continued the conversation on Quality and Quantity in my subsequent post. Don’t Kill It!

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Home Go to QAspire.com Guest Posts Disclaimer Seven Key Thoughts About Managing Human Resources Here are SEVEN most prominent thoughts that stuck me this week about managing “human” resources. A Round Up of My Writing in February 2010 Other Links to this Post QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life!

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JANUARY 20, 2011

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NOVEMBER 15, 2009

Joy By Tanmay Vora , November 16, 2009 @ 7:59 am Hi Joy - thanks for stopping by. By Devdeep, November 16, 2009 @ 12:21 pm Hello Sir, Thanks for this article. Devdeep By Tanmay Vora , November 16, 2009 @ 2:33 pm Devdeep - for sure. Tanmay Tanmay Vora´s last blog. Quotes to Energize Your Monday! Thanks for commenting!

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2010

I’ve definitely seen the backlash of negative feedback on social sites. Vamsi´s last blog. Accountability without accounting By Jon Kidder , September 29, 2010 @ 6:54 pm Great tips. Other Links to this Post RSS feed for comments on this post. Don’t Kill It! Working and Walking – Where Are You Going?

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OCTOBER 3, 2010

Whether you are a project manager or a business leader, here are a few actions you can take to set the right expectations on behaviors you value. You can reward a person who talks a lot about work, or you can reward a person who lets his work speak. Identify your core values and behaviors that are important to your organization.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

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DECEMBER 19, 2010

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JANUARY 16, 2011

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DECEMBER 1, 2010

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

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AUGUST 8, 2010

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AUGUST 12, 2010

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

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