Make Your Project a Success Before You Even Reach Your Desk
You might carry out most of your working hours at your desk but that doesn’t mean that it is the only place where you can come up with ideas and solutions. I would never suggest that you let your home...
View ArticleHow Will You Choose the Right Training Courses?
As you progress in your project management career you are sure to find you need to go on a lot of training courses. The skills needed in this job are so varied that it is pretty much impossible that...
View ArticleCareer History That Could Help You Be a Better PM
Something which has always interested me in the project world is finding out what sort of working background my colleagues have come from. It is the kind of work which attracts a lot of different...
View Article5 Things the Movies Taught Me About Project Management
I love going to see a movie and I take every chance I can to go to my local cinema. It doesn’t matter if it is action, comedy, romance or horror; I enjoy them all. This is a great way of getting a...
View ArticleEditorial Project Management and its Need for WordPress Publishers
Being a publisher you need to focus on great many tasks. Then be it writing for a blog or creating an infographic the process could be very tedious. Further when you are churning out a lot of content...
View ArticleWhat Will a Successful Project Mean to You?
If you are struggling for motivation or inspiration on your project then there are a few different ways of trying to deal with these. Perhaps the most effective is simply that of sitting back and...
View ArticleA Breakdown of the Most Important Phases of a Project
When you are first given a new project it might feel as though the end of it is an awfully long way away. It is extremely difficult to imagine the whole piece of work when you are just starting out but...
View ArticleGetting the Middle Bit Right
It is fairly easy to concentrate on the beginning of the project, when you will be eager to get going and full of energy and ideas. Equally, the end of the piece of work is when you will find that...
View ArticleYour Time is Like Gold Dust — Manage It Well
Time is something which is generally in short supply during a project, especially for the project manager it has to be said. You might feel at times as though the days and weeks fly past faster than...
View ArticleThe Project Risks You Probably Never Thought About Before
We all know that there are certain risks involved in running a project. You will probably have listed some of the most obvious ones which could derail your piece of work but how will you find the other...
View ArticleThe Keys to a Successful Project Handover
The handover stage of a project comes along when you could be forgiven for thinking that all of the hard work has been done. After all, by this point in the piece of work you have identified and...
View ArticleGet Your Project Up and Running in Double-Quick Time
One of the most difficult parts of any project is trying to get it up and running in the early days. Even if it isn’t your first ever piece of project work you might still find that getting it off the...
View ArticleHow to Take Over Someone Else’s Project
There are many reasons why you might end up taking over someone else’s project and some of them are more serious than others. For example, if the old project leader has been taken off the piece of work...
View ArticleI Hate My New Project
It is usually a great feeling when you are handed a new project. I love to learn about something new and to get the feeling that I am about to step into an exciting new world with new names and lots of...
View ArticleWhat the Festive Season Can Teach You About Project Management
Christmas is a great time of year and it is always a pleasure to see it come round again. However, what struck me the other day while I was shopping for gifts is that the festive season can also teach...
View Article5 Things Every Project Manager Should Ask Santa for This Year
It has been a while since I sent a letter to Santa Claus and even then I never got that Atari console I asked him for anyway. However, when I saw my little girl eagerly scribbling away to the bearded...
View ArticleWhat Will You Wish for in 2013?
If you have enjoyed a relatively successful 2012 as a project manager then you might be wondering what 2013 holds in store for you. Hopefully the new year brings you even more success and here are a...
View Article3 Things 2012 Taught Me About Project Management
2012 was an interesting year, wasn’t it? It is only now, as I sit back with a glass of something sparkling in my hand and a plate of sweet stuff on my lap that I can see how much I learned during the...
View Article5 Ways to Feel Good About Being a Project Manager
Do you feel good about the job you do? A lot people don’t. Earning a big salary and driving a company car are great benefits but they can’t ever replace the sensation of satisfaction which comes from...
View ArticleThe Benefits of Gaining 4 Minutes Here and 5 Minutes There
When you lead a project the time pressure inflicted on you can seem impossible to deal with at times. However, I am a great believer in the value of grabbing a few minutes here and another few minutes...
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