The Lazy Project Manager

JULY 3, 2017

The following is an extract from my new book ‘How to get Fired at the C-Level: Why mismanaging change is the biggest risk of all’ in association with my friends at Tailwind Project Solutions – the extracts follow a series of 5 Challenges that I think every organisation should consider, and consider very carefully: Challenge 4 – Invest in good analysis and good reporting.

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Kiron Bondale

JULY 3, 2017

While it is frequently used by agile teams to size work items (e.g. user stories), planning poker can also be used to facilitate other types of decision making so why not use it for qualitative risk analysis? A common approach to this process is to utilize a Likert scale from very low to very high or even just low, medium and high to assess the probability and impact of identified risks.

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Musings on Project Management

JULY 3, 2017

I get asked a lot about tools for project management. Confession: I'm not actually much of a tools guy beyond spreadsheets and word processors and email/text messages. In point of fact, these will get you a long way. even if you use a spreadsheet for labor tracking. But, there are some tools which are more like functions you can do with those low-level tools that are my favorites.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JULY 3, 2017

Have you ever been in a meeting where one person dominated the conversation? I have. The person I’m thinking of was a senior manager. Very well respected and a lovely guy. But he hadn’t done a hands-on frontline job with customers for quite some time. The meeting was to discuss processes. The people who did the processes were there. But they didn’t contribute as much as I thought they should.

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Project-Management.pm

JULY 3, 2017

Rookies who step for the first time in their project management endeavor needs someone to guide and help them get through the hectic, yet productive environment of the tasks. In this case, a project mentor. For a project management newbie who is still overwhelmed by the responsibilities handed to him or her, he or she definitely needs project mentors to get them through the storm.

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Boost by Brightpod

JULY 3, 2017

Today’s jobs aren’t what they used to be. We hire talent for the value they bring to the team and not just for their credentials.

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TimeCamp

JULY 3, 2017

It does not matter whether you work at home, in a cramped cubicle, or a spacious office that belongs entirely to you – there is one rule for all of them. If they are messy and in chaos, it destroys your productivity. There is a simple logic behind this, here’s why: It takes too much time to find anything that’s important to do your job.

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GanttPRO Project Management

JULY 3, 2017

GanttPRO is an online project management solution that utilizes a Gantt Chart approach to help users become more efficient and productive in managing their projects, from the conceptualization phase all […].

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Brightwork

JULY 3, 2017

Until recently, I had no idea what project portfolio management, also known PPM or portfolio management, was. Like many people, I’m an ‘accidental’ project manager, someone who has to manage projects from time to time to deliver my work but is not a qualified professional project manager. I can just about get my head around managing one project at a time, never mind worrying about multiple projects!

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GanttPRO Project Management

JULY 3, 2017

GanttPRO is an online project management solution that utilizes a Gantt Chart approach to help users become more efficient and productive in managing their projects, from the conceptualization phase all […]

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