The ‘People Person’ Hire: Why EQ Beats Certifications in IT Project Management

Category: Blog > English I’ve sat across the table from hundreds of IT Project Managers over the years. Many of them come armed with a “alphabet soup” of credentials following their names: PMP, PRINCE2, ITIL, CSM: you name it, they’ve earned it. And don’t get me wrong, those certifications...

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The T.E.A.M. Framework: How Personality Mapping Saves Failing IT Projects

Category: Blog > English I get emails about everything: from technical debt that’s spiraling out of control to stakeholders who change their minds more often than they change their socks. But if I’m being honest, most of the “failing” projects I see across my desk at Lurdez Consulting Group...

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Data Center Migrations: Why People, Not Hardware, Are Your Biggest Risk

I must admit that I enjoy every busy, varied, and unpredictable day in the world of IT consulting. There is something truly exhilarating about the high-stakes environment of a major infrastructure shift. But if I’m being honest, and I always try to be, I get emails about everything, and...

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The Uncomfortable Truth: Why Trust is the Secret Weapon in IT Project Management

Let’s be honest for a second: I’m going to tell you an uncomfortable truth that many in our industry would rather ignore. I’ve spent years in the trenches of IT project management consulting, and I’ve seen it all. I’ve seen projects with multi-million dollar budgets, the latest cutting-edge tech,...

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The Value of Relational Excellence in IT Project Management

I’ll be honest: when I first started consulting in IT project management, I thought my technical chops and flawless Gantt charts were the secret to success. Hit the milestones, deliver on budget, and everyone’s happy, right? Wrong. It didn’t take long to realize that the projects that truly succeeded:...

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