Lessons from Project Management: 101 ways to organize your life


	Lessons from Project Management: 101 ways to organize your life

rmowery

8-29-2006 5:32 PM

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8-29-2006 10:42 PM

adamc

Funny how often they reference the pyramids in project management texts. I suppose they really were cases of incredible personnel and project management.

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