Project Bliss

OCTOBER 23, 2017

In your workplace, you communicate regularly with many people: stakeholders, customers, and other team members. Schedules can be demanding, and workloads can be stressful. At the time I didn’t consider how much they’d apply in the corporate world. But they do. Photo credit @hengfilms.

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Proofhub

MAY 14, 2018

Have you ever been in the situation where you are simply trying to keep your head above water in the midst of impending deadlines? So overwhelmed that even a pinch of workload may flip you out of your mind? That little voice in your head says, “your job is killing you”?—?that We are here to help.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 15, 2022

I often hear project managers talk about how their sponsors or line managers are unavailable or just don’t seem to be able to provide the direction, support or communication they feel they need. Managers are in their position because they were once good at the job you’re doing. 1: Give amazing feedback.

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TrustRadius Project Management

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

On top of that more than 2 out of 10 said they hear buzzwords way too much. We asked survey respondents to complain about the the top 3 cliches, figures of speech, or jargon that annoy them the most. Without further ado, here are the most frequently mentioned buzzwords business people hate, from least to most mentioned. #27:

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Teamweek

MAY 29, 2019

The boss is demanding too much, the significant other wants to argue all the time, the dog mangled the new bedroom furniture that we maxed out our credit cards to buy. We talk respectfully to the boss about the workload, tell the S/O to stop taking their frustration out on us, and get new furniture (or a new dog) when we can.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

APRIL 4, 2022

Get Your Copy. Managing Multiple Projects: How Project Managers Can Balance Priorities, Manage Expectations and Increase Productivity is a book that offers a comprehensive framework for juggling your workload and still leaving the office on time. And for people who don’t know what we think about Scotland.

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Teamweek

JANUARY 13, 2019

Imagine this: you arrive at work a few minutes early, you take a nice stroll to your desk with a piping hot mug of coffee in your hands, you sit down in your chair, spin it around, and begin your morning work routine. If your morning routine at work doesn’t look like this yet, don’t worry.

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Workzone

APRIL 5, 2022

It’s no surprise that the project management space has grown so rapidly: More teams are working remotely with fewer resources Technology is expanding rapidly Project management software can do more and more to help teams stay connected and be more productive. Too often, the search is focused just on features and fancy interfaces.

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Workzone

JANUARY 29, 2020

You have a way that you’re doing your projects, and then you have the way that you should be doing your projects. As your team scales and grows, you’ll want to have the right tech stack in place to help you navigate that rapid growth phase. We’ll talk about using this more below.

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Inloox

OCTOBER 30, 2018

It is the same every year: around the end of October, the people in your office change into all kind of business zombies and make your life a living hell. Please don't take the following all too serious. Do you sometimes feel like a hollow pumpkin? But beware of the humor! He basically sucks the life out of you?

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Online PM Courses

OCTOBER 7, 2018

So, if you want your Project to be a success, you need to be able to create effective teamwork. This is at the heart of your role as a Project Leader. So, in this guide, we’ll look at all of that with a practical eye, and ask: What can you do, as a Project Manager, to create effective teamwork? Why they are doing it.

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Wrike

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

group ( you can join us here! ), we asked experienced project managers to divulge their #1 tip for newcomers to the field. Read through their project management advice below, and see what you can learn as you walk into your first, second, or even tenth PM role. Hear every opinion, then make your route. Understand the culture.

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Planio

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Talk to enough project managers and you’ll start to realize that there’s really just one thing that differentiates the great from the good: Good project managers are masters of planning, gathering requirements, sticking to schedules, and hitting milestones…. Purpose: Your team needs to feel connected to a greater purpose.

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ProjectManager.com

MARCH 20, 2020

What do you do when your office isn’t open, but you’re expected to carry on and keep up productivity? Everyone on your team is connected no matter where they are or when they’re working. How do you get your work online? Slack bills itself as an alternative to email, but it’s so much more than that.

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Planio

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In your personal life, a mental block is an annoyance (like forgetting an old friend’s name). Work more periods of rest into your day. Face your fears. Remove distractors and stressors from your environment. Try your “dumb” ideas. The 5-minute activity to break through your mental blocks. Stop multitasking.

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Planio

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

It’s become a bit of a running joke in modern office environments that “work” gets in the way of actually doing any work. The ultimate collaboration tool stack: Every tool your team needs to properly collaborate (and how to use them). Shared docs and wikis make it easy to collaborate on your own time.

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nTask

JANUARY 14, 2019

Although everything seems of high priority, something goes amiss in this race of getting things done and keeping your head. Some of us create a long to-do list to accomplish – before a certain time period or a certain age. Some of us create a long to-do list to accomplish – before a certain time period or a certain age.

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Rebel’s Guide to PM

JANUARY 18, 2022

Let’s forget for a moment about the moral, emotional, and ethical reasons why organizations should eliminate workplace bullying. It has nothing to do with work itself. Ending bullying is good for business. Instead, let’s focus our arguments on profits, financial incentives, and ROI. Making the business case to stop bullying at work.

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Teamweek

OCTOBER 25, 2023

If your new job opening was a movie, a realistic job preview would be a trailer for that movie. There are some downsides to RJPs , too : not enough information for the candidates, expectations mismatch, lower number of applicants, not enough data to show the company’s value and culture, and it’s extra work for the hiring team.

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MPUG

JUNE 27, 2022

This article is the fifth in my series, “A Better Microsoft Project,” You can find the earlier articles here: Introduction , Time Modeling , D * U – W fields , and Workload Leveling. sized company where she taught a MS Project class, she asked the group: “How often do you baseline your project?”

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PM Basics

JULY 1, 2020

So, if you are just starting your career, I strongly recommend getting a job on an IT project in any other capacity like QA, Developer, DevOps, Business Analyst, or a Scrum Master. Below you’ll a FULL step-by-step guide on how to become an IT Project Manager from any role you are currently at. Click here to get the Action Plan ).

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Teamweek

MARCH 17, 2020

Maybe the best thing I could do is provide a dose of brutal honesty that would make pretty much every working professional nod their head and say, “Yep, I’ve been there way more times than I can count.”. So, here goes nothing. The feeling that you have way too much to do, but not nearly enough time?

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LiquidPlanner

AUGUST 3, 2016

Do you have any good opening lines, or best practices? They use the downtime at the beginning of the meeting and in breaks to catch up and often talk about problems that don’t affect everyone else in the room. Then check off your attendees. I make that decision based on who we are waiting for and who is doing the waiting.

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Herding Cats

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

There's been a rash of conjectures about all kinds of bad business, project, and software development (agile and traditional) management ideas of late. Time to update the Don't Do Stupid Things on Purpose (DDSTOP) post. DON'T DO STUPID THINGS ON PURPOSE (DDSTOP). There was a banner campaign to get the message across.

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Leading Agile

AUGUST 20, 2018

Maybe one or two more than most people think about when they first get inspired to automate their pipeline. But there’s a risk that people will get excited about automation and get ahead of themselves. It ended up costing them about 4,000 pounds and was implemented in one month. Automate why? They followed the advice.

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