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		<title>Recession &#8211; A short analysis</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:12:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mithun Sridharan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Off late, most of the talks in cafes and restaurants are centered around this particular topic &#8211; Recession. A lot of my friends, who are in academia, have asked me to explain the recession as we face it today. Mere mortals, as we all are, there are definite gaps in our knowledge and I wish [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pmblogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5646340&amp;post=158&amp;subd=pmblogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Layoffs and employee morale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:43:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mithun Sridharan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Layoffs, reduction in force (RIF), downsizing &#8211; these are pretty euphemistic terms that denote the phase when the corporations reduce their work force or human resources. These phases bring unease to any corporation, both from the managerial as well as the remaining work force. Not to forget, these phases have ripple effects, both within and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pmblogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5646340&amp;post=90&amp;subd=pmblogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Virtualization</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:18:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mithun Sridharan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this blog post, I shall be dealing with some technology that I hope would interest you too. Its about the Virtualization techniques thats been around for a while, of which, not many people have the correct idea as to what it actually is. Virtualization is one of those buzzwords that is being freely floated [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pmblogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5646340&amp;post=87&amp;subd=pmblogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Change management &#8211; a perspective</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mithun Sridharan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Change management is an art and most often than not, all corporations face the challenge of undertaking changes. The change could be at any level of the hierarchy &#8211; it could be a change within a small department or an organization wide change. I&#8217;ve witnessed several of these changes and from my personal experiences, I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pmblogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5646340&amp;post=86&amp;subd=pmblogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>IT Governance and corporate strategy</title>
		<link>http://pmblogs.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/it-governance-and-corporate-strategy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:53:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mithun Sridharan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost all companies have Information technology (IT) as one of the vital functioning organization within their corporation, though the significance of IT varies among the corporations in the kind of service or value they provide to the corporation as a whole. Some corporations bank on their IT infrastructure more than the others. In any case, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pmblogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5646340&amp;post=85&amp;subd=pmblogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bayesian networks and influence diagrams</title>
		<link>http://pmblogs.wordpress.com/2008/11/04/bayesian-networks-and-influence-diagrams/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 10:52:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mithun Sridharan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this blog post, I shall be dealing with the Bayesian networks and their application in project management. I shall be dealing with the &#8220;Influence diagram&#8221;, which is a kind of Bayesian network, that aids in decision making. Decision making is, by and far, one of the most critical factors to the success of any [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pmblogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5646340&amp;post=83&amp;subd=pmblogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Project management tips</title>
		<link>http://pmblogs.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/project-management-tips/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mithun Sridharan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The success of any project depends to a great extent on the kind of leadership and management depicted by the project manager. Any project, big or small, could emerge to be a successful venture based on the stewardship the project cherishes in its project manager. The project manager is, therefore, vested with several other responsibilities [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pmblogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5646340&amp;post=81&amp;subd=pmblogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Improbable probability</title>
		<link>http://pmblogs.wordpress.com/2008/10/17/improbable-probability/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mithun Sridharan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I went out for a coffee after lunch with my colleagues and during our usual conversation, the topic of probability came up. My colleague, Joachim (fondly, Joe), was addressing the inconsistency of applied probability in real world situations. He quoted an example of rolling a die. He proceeded to substantiate his argument as follows. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pmblogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5646340&amp;post=80&amp;subd=pmblogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Burning bridges (on time management)</title>
		<link>http://pmblogs.wordpress.com/2008/10/13/burning-bridges-on-time-management/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:19:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mithun Sridharan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever heard the proverb, &#8220;Don&#8217;t burn the bridges&#8221;? Well, this blog post addresses this topic particularly. There are times when this proverb holds true, but there are times when you need to make a well educated choice between the two &#8211; burning the bridges or leaving it untouched! Why is this important? I was musing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pmblogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5646340&amp;post=79&amp;subd=pmblogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Anatomy of &quot;free&quot;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:32:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mithun Sridharan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went on a shopping spree a few weeks back to buy a couple of coats at Galeria Kaufhof, quite an expensive retail outlet in Heidelberg. As I went there, I saw lots of iterms on sale, with tags &#8220;Free&#8221;, &#8220;Reduced&#8221;, etc. I was really proud that I was smart enough to go out to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pmblogs.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5646340&amp;post=77&amp;subd=pmblogs&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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