Somewhere during project planning, you need to make a serious choice. You need to select the most appropriate project management methodology. The problem is that it may be hard to make corrections later. So, you have only one chance. The biggest problem is that all methodologies are commercial to … [Read more...]
Ultimate Guide to Effective Team Meeting
Meetings eat time as an ever-hungry monster. On the other hand, the output of an average meeting is poor at least. I have been working in progressive and mindful organizations. They had rules and culture. Nevertheless, I’m invited to meaningless meetings way too often. So how to prepare for an … [Read more...]
How to Act as a Successful PM Before Planning Process
We covered a good piece of the theory of planning process. Most probably you wonder how on earth should you do all that. In real life, there is always a mess. No one ever gives you enough time to work like a textbook describes. Moreover, nobody cares. I want to tell you a story. It is about … [Read more...]
Practical Guide to Useful Project Management Plan
Do you know what I see when I talk about Project Management Plan? I see fear or misunderstanding. They imagine Project Management Plan as a pile of formally written text. And there are signatures of a senior manager on every page. But let's try to demystify the major document on any project. So … [Read more...]
How to Find More Time and Start Learning
I know you do not have time. Not even to read this post. It is so much you need to do! No time to learn. I know, I thought the same. However, let me show you how to find more time and improve your project management knowledge without too much overhead. … [Read more...]
Good, Bad, and Ugly Stakeholders and How to Deal With Them
In theory, stakeholder management looks like an easy and logical process. It is not all unicorns in real life though! Books and articles will hardly tell you that it is ugly and quite often involves manipulation, misleading, sabotage, and framing. Think about it for a moment. There is a … [Read more...]
Letter to PM: Dangers of the Comfort Zone
It is not something we like to hear. Moreover, we actively deny it and we usually have strong justifications. The truth is, we, project managers, procrastinate in our comfort zone. I know there is a lot of buzz on the Internet about comfort zones. About stepping outside and improving, etc. In … [Read more...]
3 Useful Applications Of Project Life Cycle Knowledge
Depending on the current moment in the project life cycle, an experienced project manager acts in a different manner. Novice project managers usually overlook this important topic. It looks very difficult. However, unless you must create a custom project life cycle for a specific project, … [Read more...]
Project Management Process
Project Management Process describes what you need to do to manage a project. You can see the process depiction on the diagram. It consists of five interrelated process groups: Initiating, Planning, Executing, Monitoring and Controlling, and Closing. The most important thing to understand is that … [Read more...]
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