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.
You have a goal to achieve, and you want to use project management to make it happen. What’s the right methodology for you, Agile or waterfall? The answer might surprise you.
Click here to read the bite-sized article: Agile or Waterfall, What’s Better?
Sometimes goals aren’t successful, some projects die. What if you could conduct an autopsy and discover the cause of death for your project well before it happens? You can!
Click here to read about asking How Will It Die?
Have you built your team of experts to provide you with the critical input needed to get your project started? Did you talk to them at the outset and then forget about them only to go it alone in your journey? There is another step to consider if you want to get the most out of your team of experts. This additional step could mean the difference between success and failure. Did you have your check-in meeting this week?
Click here to read the bite-sized summary of Checking In.
Project managers are great problem solvers, and we encounter no shortage of problems each day. Before jumping in to fix a problem, there is a question to ask yourself first. Maybe this isn’t your problem.
Click here to read the bite-sized summary of Not My Problem.
Despite their overwhelmingly negative reputation, meetings are a critical tool for getting projects to the finish line. But, meetings have to be planned and executed correctly, lest they become wastes of time. This applies to the meetings you have outside the office too. Do you have a hidden agenda? Let’s get it into the open!
Click here to read the bite-sized summary of No Hidden Agendas.
