Sunday
12Apr
Observations on Team Motivation
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 12:00PM So if it's not my job to tell my team members what to do, what is my job? Project managers make sure the work gets done.
Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 12:00PM Thursday
09Apr
When is Project Management Applicable?
Thursday, April 9, 2009 at 8:32AM Project Management isn't about knowing every possible tool, documentation package, and methodology and then using them on every project...though more knowledge is generally a good thing. It isn't even about having the job title "project manager." PM nirvana (or something close to it) is...
Wednesday
01Apr
Personalities on Your Project Team
Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 10:02PM At my current employer, team members are pretty much assigned according to whoever's available at the time. "Need a network engineer? This guy is available so he's on your team." What about you? Do you have some leeway in choosing who can be on your team?
Saturday
06Dec
6 Ideas for Thriving Through the Recession
Saturday, December 6, 2008 at 11:44PM By all accounts, we're experiencing some of the worst econcomic times of the past 75 years. Many say we should be cutting back, reducing spending, saving ourselves, while this storm rages around us. What I don't see are a lot of ideas on specifically what project managers can do to help themselves or their companies be prepared to weather this storm and come out stronger after it blows over. Here is a list of six ideas that you might be able to put to use.
Monday
01Dec
6 Ways I Screwed Up A Telephone Interview
Monday, December 1, 2008 at 11:21PM I’m no Penelope Trunk or Bob Weinstein, but I thought it might be helpful to share some lessons learned from an opportunity I recently had to interview for a position
Monday
24Nov
I'll Catch Up Soon
Monday, November 24, 2008 at 8:26PM Barry Beaver opened his MS Project schedule. He was the project manager responsible for Bravo Section of the Quartz River Dam for Beaver Dam Construction (BDC). No matter how he worked the numbers, he couldn’t avoid the fact that he was falling behind. “I’ll catch up soon,” he told himself.
Saturday
22Nov
Project Rigor Mortis
Saturday, November 22, 2008 at 7:46PM The speed of change, business rules of the Internet age, economic problems, all this on top of the traditional concerns of a project manager. The traditional model of project management rarely works and cannot keep pace with the speed of change in today's web-powered world.
Friday
21Nov
Project Ethics Series: Introduction
Friday, November 21, 2008 at 11:56PM J.P. Hayes made a mistake, and then, displaying the integrity associated with his sport, reported himself to the authorities. It’s said that in the National Football League, the officials could flag someone for holding on every play, but we don’t see a queue of offensive lineman reporting their infractions to the referee after every play.
Wednesday
12Nov
Virtual Team Survey
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 11:06PM Some of you might already know this, but multitasking is worse for your brain than smoking marijuana! And yet so many of us continue to abuse it by taking part during virtual meetings. Here's a comprehensive survey on the benefits and challenges of working on a virtual team. It's not only thorough, it also makes you think about what's best for your own virtual teams. Take a look.
Monday
10Nov
Same Old Project Management
Monday, November 10, 2008 at 12:57AM The beauty of IT project management is that every day seems to bring a new challenge. So why do we continue to see the same "tips" being offered over and over again? Until we're all experts in mindreading and soothsaying...
