I am a believer in the power of project management: a PM Believer.
As a professional project manager for nearly twenty years I have witnessed project success drive business results. I have also proven that project management can change lives and help achieve personal transformation. Now I am sharing some practical tips and techniques that you can use to help achieve your own personal goals, live your best life and become a PM Believer.
What is the least amount of work you can do to achieve your goal? Once you know what your minimum viable product is, you can focus on that first and begin to see results. This will help you build both the knowledge and the momentum needed to build on these successes to achieve your ultimate goal.
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Take time to regularly pause and reflect on what you have done so far in your project. What went well? What would you have changed? What are you going to do differently in the next sprint? By doing this you will not only be able to celebrate your successes but you will be able to move forward even stronger and crush that goal. When is your next retrospective? Download my free retrospective template to help.
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A daily stand-up meeting is an effective way to keep an Agile project team focused, accountable and productive. You can extend this idea to your personal goal projects by starting each day reflecting on your goals. In short, you can get up, stand up. Stand up for your goals!
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Life is cyclical and you can use this to your advantage. If you pursue your goal through a series of sprints you can easily measure progress, embrace uncertainty and quickly adjust when needed. What can you accomplish this week?
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While there are lots of tools to help you, being successful in your projects is not always easy. Unfortunately, we sometimes make it even more challenging for ourselves when we forget about the importance of laziness… err.. I mean, simplicity.
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