by lewsauder | Dec 11, 2020 | Leadership, Planning
One of the key responsibilities for any project manager is managing the project budget. There may be many aspects to it. There may be consulting fees, travel, software and hardware, and even office space expenses. It is a skill that even seasoned project managers...
by lewsauder | Nov 20, 2020 | Career Management, Leadership
In one of my first stints as a project manager, I had someone that had been installed to mentor me. While I knew I had a lot to learn, he seemed to only find situations to criticize. I found this person to be inflexible and focused on the negative. I vowed that if I...
by lewsauder | Nov 6, 2020 | Career Management
In the current competitive job market, job candidates are working hard to develop ways to make them stand out among competing candidates. One way to do that is through certifications. The first one that comes to mind for Project management is the Project Management...
by lewsauder | Oct 23, 2020 | Career Management, Leadership
The formal practice of Project Management has been around since the 1950s when Henry Gantt developed his famous chart. The Project Management Institute was founded in 1969. PMI developed many formal practices and definitions for Project Management. They began...
by lewsauder | Oct 9, 2020 | Communication, Leadership, Stakeholder Management
I once worked for a very controlling manager. His primary focus was always to control every moment of the day. He was the CEO and he never missed an opportunity to remind people of his title. If anyone pushed back in the slightest way to one of his decisions, he...
