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Career Management Tips for Project Managers
Worried about your career? Afraid that you’re stuck in a career rut that you’ll never get out of? You’re not alone. Millions of project managers are out there feeling the same anxiety that you feel. Should I move on? Should I ask for more responsibility? Or should I...
Project Management Planning Considerations
My wife and friends ridiculed me a few years ago for using a Microsoft Project plan when we moved. But I got the last laugh. Every detail was covered and the move went smoothly. I’m also very organized. The hooks in my garage are labelled so that each garden tool is...
The Secret to Better Performance at Work
As a project manager, it has been instilled in me to seek tasks that can be done in parallel. I try to identify tasks that two people can do at one time. I pinpoint dependencies to make sure tasks are done in the correct sequence. I do this at home too. When I do even...
How to Facilitate Project Communication
An orchestra conductor does not play any of the instruments in a symphony. His job is to coordinate each of the musicians that do play. This is a special form of communication between the conductor and the other musicians. Additionally, the musicians need to be able...
The Importance of Leadership in Project Management
He managed his project like it was a finely tuned machine. One in which he could manipulate any aspect he wished with the turn of a gear or the press of a button. The problem was that it was not a machine, finely tuned or not. It was an organism. A living thing. It...
3 Things a Project Manager Should Never Do
I've learned a lot about project management over the years just through observation. I've been managed by project managers. I've also collaborated with PMs that managed projects in the same environment as me. I've had the experience in a consulting environment to...