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ASK Magazine uses stories to capture lessons about project management. Expert practitioners share their experiences on projects, speaking in their own voice. These real-life stories provide the context necessary to understand not just what lessons were learned, but also how they were learned.

Challenging the Status Quo

Issue 2
Joan Salute
Michael Jansen
Steven Gonzalez
Terry Little
W. Scott Cameron

Issue 3
James Barrowman

Issue 4
Marty Davis (story)
Marty Davis (practice)

Issue 5
Michael Jansen

Issue 9
Donald Margolies
Art Levine

Issue 11
Marty Davis
Frank Snow



Change Management
Issue 2
Roy Malone
Hector Delgado

Issue 3
Charlie Stegemoeller

Issue 8
W. Scott Cameron

Issue 11
Roy Malone



Communication
Issue 3
Terry Little

Issue 4
Jeffrey Bauer
Jenny Baer-Riedhart & Ray Morgan

Issue 5
Jenny Baer Riedhart
Ray Mogran (practice)
W. Scott Cameron
Dr. Alexander Laufer

Issue 6
David Collins
Terry Little (practice)

Issue 7
Mary Chiu

Issue 9
Mary Chiu
Allan Frandsen
Frank Snow (practice)

Issue 10
Allan Frandsen
Dr. Alexander Laufer

Issue 11
Roy Malone
Ray Morgan



Cultural Consideration
Issue 5
Ray Morgan (story)
Mike Skidmore

Issue 8
Julie Shonefeld

Issue 9
Mary Chiu
Allan Frandsen



Knowledge Sharing
Issue 10
Susan Motil

Issue 11
Roy Malone
Teresa Bailey

Issue 12
Denise Lee



Leadership
Issue 1
Charlie Stegemoeller

Issue 2
Joan Salute
Steven Gonzalez
Roy Malone
Dr. Edward Hoffman
Dr. Alexander Laufer

Issue 3
James Barrowman

Issue 4
Marty Davis (story)
Terry Little
W. Scott Cameron

Issue 6
Dr. Edward Hoffman

Issue 7
Terry Little

Issue 8
Ken Schwer

Issue 9
Donald Margolies
Mary Chiu
Frank Snow (story)

Issue 10
Kimberly Jenkins
Susan Motil
Christian Zazzali

Issue 11
Roy Malone,
Ken Schwer
Judy Stokley

Issue 12
Tim Flores



Mentoring
Issue 1
Tony O'Neil,
Charlie Stegemoeller
John Hrastar
Dr. Michelle Collins
Michael Jansen
Terry Little
W. Scott Cameron

Issue 6
Dr. Arnold Marder



Learning by Doing
Issue 1
Charlie Stegemoeller

Issue 8
David Mitchell
Michael Jansen


Meetings
Issue 3
Terry Little
W. Scott Cameron

Issue 7
Mary Chiu
W. Scott Cameron

Issue 10
Harvey Schabes



Politics
Issue 5
Jenny Baer Riedhart

Issue 6
Jullie Pollit

Issue 9
Ed Hoffman

Issue 12
Robert J. Shaw
Carol Ginty



Professional/Personal Growth
Issue 4
Dr. Alexander Laufer

Issue 8
Terry Little
Julie Shonfeld

Issue 12
Dr. Alexander Laufer



Project Failures
Issue 4
Jenny Baer-Riedhart & Ray Morgan

Issue 5
John Brunson
Terry Little

Issue 6
Ray Morgan

Issue 7
Paul Espinosa

Issue 8
Ken Schwer

Issue 10
Christian Zazzali



Prototyping and Innovation
Issue 1
Kern Witcher

Issue 2
Michael Jansen

Issue 3
Silvano Colombano

Issue 5
Michael Jansen

Issue 9
Art Levine



Requirements
Issue 3
Michelle Collins
John Alleman

Issue 6
Dougal Maclise
Dr. Alexander Laufer

Issue 10
Dr. Edward Hoffman

Issue 11
Ken Schwer



Reviews
Issue 4
Marty Davis (story)
Sylvia Cox
Roy Malone
Jenny Baer-Riedhart & Ray Morgan
Jo Gunderson

Issue 10
Susan Motil
Terry Little

Issue 12
Gerry Murphy



Risk
Issue 3
Dougal Maclise

Issue 4
Jenny Baer-Riedhart & Ray Morgan

Issue 5
Ray Morgan (practice)
John Brunson

Issue 6
David Collins

Issue 7
Paul Espinosa

Issue 8
Phil Sabelhaus

Issue 9
Donald Margolies
Allan Frandsen

Issue 10
Allan Frandsen
W. Scott Cameron

Issue 11
Marty Davis



Schedule and Planning
Issue 3
Dr. Alexander Laufer

Issue 5
Terry Little

Issue 6
W. Scott Cameron

Issue 9
Dr. Alexander Laufer

Issue 11
Marty Davis
Ken Schwer
Terry Little and Scott Cameron
Dr. Edward Hoffman
Dr. Alexander Laufer

Issue 12
Denise Lee
W. Scott Cameron



Teamwork
Issue 1
Richard Day

Issue 2
Hector Delgado
Oscar Toledo
Owen Gadeken

Issue 3
Charlie Stegemoeller
Silvano Colombano
Jim Barrowman

Issue 4
Marty Davis (practice)

Issue 5
John Brunson

Issue 6
Dougal Maclise
Ray Morgan
Terry Little

Issue 7
Tony Schonefelder
Dr. Owen Gadeken
Michael Hecht
Anothony Maturo
Dr. Alexander Laufer

Issue 8
Tim Owen

Issue 9
Allan Frandsen
Terry Little

Issue 11
Dr. Owen Gadeken

Issue 12
Tim Flores
Norman Patnode
Terry Little



Testing
Issue 5
John Brunson

Issue 9
Donald Margolies
Mary Chiu



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+ Project Planning and "The Three Little Pigs"
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By Dr. Alexander Laufer

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