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Project Hell: A Project Management Christmas
Dashing through our sprint With my team in the team-room Trying not to reveal a hint Of my panicked sense of doom. Development is slow. The QA team's behind. How do I tell the executives That the project's in a bind. (chorus) Project hell, project hell. We have a long...
Project Management Lessons Learned from Thanksgiving
This past Thanksgiving my daughter Emily was selected to travel to Florida for an elite soccer tournament. Because of the cost of the trip and the fact that we traditionally host Thanksgiving for my side of the family, we decided to divide and conquer. My wife...
12 Signs That You Might Be a Project Manager
I've been a project manager for so long, it carries into my personal life. I've received ridicule from my wife and friends about my unique approach to getting things done. So (with apologies to comedian Jeff Foxworthy) here is a primer to determine if you might also...
7 Tips For Successfully Managing Your 1st Project
So you've made it. After months or maybe years, you have been assigned to manage your first project. You might have some help. You may have a mentor or two. But like any self-respecting project manager managing your 1st project, you want to be independent. Here are...
5 Reasons Project Managers are Sexy
Sexy is defined in the dictionary as exciting, appealing and glamorous. It draws people in. This definition made me realize how sexy project managers are. In fact, with that definition in mind, any project manager who doesn't think his or her role is sexy should be...
How to Manage Expectations on Yellow and Red Projects
I once worked with a project manager who insisted on reporting projects as green in every weekly status report. There were times when he would alter an issue status or hide issues from executives to "fool" them into thinking everything was OK. Sometimes this worked....