The Lazy Project Manager
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
I saw the above recently and a) I wondered why does that matter and who cares anyway, and then I thought b) you mean someone has actually investigated this? I saw the headline on an article from Live Science where it was explained that science now has an answer to the famous question asked in the iconic Tootsie Roll Pop commercial (no idea what that is?
Rebel’s Guide to PM
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
‘Business acumen’ is one of those skills that you see on role profiles for jobs. It’s also something mentioned in the standards for professional project management bodies. Apparently, business acumen is something that project managers should have. I believe that my success at working with senior stakeholders and on difficult projects is to do with business acumen.
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Herding Cats
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
I saw a blog post about the Top 5 Reasons Your Project Fails recently. They were all good reasons, but those reasons were symptoms, not causes. We seem to always identify the symptoms, but until we fix the cause of failure, those symptoms will return. The symptoms were: Priorities change. Incomplete requirements. Lack of Resources. Lack of User Support.
LiquidPlanner
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Happy Friday! Time to take a deep breath, wrap up your work for the week and dive into a few interesting articles about planning, time blocks, writing masterfully and procrastination. Try implementing some of these practices. on Monday. Enjoy! Deep Habits: The Importance of Planning Every Minute of Your Work Day – Cal Newport. You May Hate Planning, But You Should Do It Anyway – HBR.com.
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The Tao of Project Management
SEPTEMBER 30, 2016
Topsham RFC There is a lot going on at the club at the moment both on and off the pitch. The next big event is Bonfire Night, and as it falls on a Saturday this year and our 1st XV are at home it could be massive. I'm leaving the details to the Bar and Events sub-committee this year but I'm also making sure I'm aware of what's going on. One sure sign of a poor project manager is one who doesn’t know what's going on in his project.
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