Fri.Jul 21, 2017

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5 Most Common Mistakes in Managing Multiple Projects: Project Schedules (Part 3 of 5)

Wrike

. Leading a company that offers project management software, I’ve had the opportunity to hear many project war stories from customers, investors, and mentors. I thought this would be a great opportunity to share them with you in the hopes that they help you improve your own management skills. This is part 3 in a series called the 5 Most Common Mistakes in Managing Multiple Projects.

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Three Leadership Tips from Jack Sparow

Herding Cats

Captain Jack Sparrow, started as a supporting character to Orlando Bloom’s Wil Turner. He then outshone the ostensible hero and became an archetype unto himself. Here are three Leadership Tips from an INCOSE presentation "We Need More Jack Sparrow, Savvy? A Swashbuckler’s Guide to System Modeling With SysML," given at the 2016 International Council on Systems Engineering Great Lakes Regional Conference.

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Why Do You Need Timesheets?

TimeCamp

When we were creating TimeCamp we focused on providing the best solution to both companies and freelancers. An app that would ease the hardship of everyday work, help its users with their time management, enhancing their productivity and efficiency. Therefore, we packed it with features that we knew every user would find useful. TimeCamp will track the time of your activity and you will receive a detailed graph from which you will learn what you or the member of your team were doing, how much ti

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Small data

Musings on Project Management

I've written before that the PMO is the world of 1-sigma; 6-sigma need not apply. Why so? Not enough data, to wit: small data. Small data drives most projects; after all, we're not in a production environment. Small data is why we approximate, but approximation is not all bad. You can drive a lot of results from approximation. Sometimes small data is really small.

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Understand Digital Debt, Form a Team, Set Goals, and Plan Roadmap for Transformation

Understanding digital debt is crucial before digital transformation. Assemble a team to assess internal operations, market pressures, and digital debt's impact. Define future digital vision with measurable goals. Refine hypotheses and conduct market analysis. Develop a roadmap for transformation with defined projects, cost estimates, and governance.

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When Trying To Explain A User Journey To A Client That You Suddenly Realize Doesn’t Make Any Sense

The Digital Project Manager

It’s always helpful to run through your presentations ahead of meetings with clients, one more time than you think you need to, just to make. The post When Trying To Explain A User Journey To A Client That You Suddenly Realize Doesn’t Make Any Sense appeared first on The Digital Project Manager.

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DPM Podcast: The DPM Name Game

The Digital Project Manager

Emily Carbonell-Ferguson hosts a roundtable discussion with Patrice Embry, Abby Fretz and Ben Aston on the sometimes confusing job titles we use as we progress through our DPM careers; digital project manager vs senior digital project manager vs producer vs account manager - what's it all about? Is there really any difference between us? Or should we be calling ourselves something different altogether?

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