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How to Herd Cats: A Briljent Project Manager’s Tale (or Should it be Tail?) about Project Management

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If you don’t know me, you’re about to get a small taste of my world in this month’s blog. I’m a Briljent Project Manager (PM). It’s not a fancy title; but, it is an interesting, complicated world I live in. This role is the only role I’ve ever held where I have consistently maintained that… Continue Reading How to Herd Cats: A Briljent Project Manager’s Tale (or Should it be Tail?) about Project Management

3 Steps to Decoding Acronyms in a New Work Setting

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Many linguists insist that our brains are best equipped to learn a second language during our childhood years. Though there is some disagreement over both the extent of this “critical” period and the exact age range it encompasses, there is one thing that cannot be denied: learning a new language—while undeniably challenging in our adult… Continue Reading 3 Steps to Decoding Acronyms in a New Work Setting

Working with Virtual Teams

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Increasingly, I find myself managing geographically dispersed teams, and often not in Briljent offices. For example, for my current Illinois-based project, I have worked with staff based in Springfield; Briljent staff in the Indianapolis office; three contractors based in Indianapolis that work out of their homes; and a client based in Augusta, Maine. Not one… Continue Reading Working with Virtual Teams