There has always been a tension between running the business and changing the business. As a project manager, my work leading change has often felt like it’s got in the way of my colleague’s ability to run the business. Project leaders are regularly told that ‘run’ takes priority: keeping the lights on is more important…
Learn the top three productivity saboteurs at work and why people are not as productive as they would like to be.
How far does a project manager’s paycheck really go across the U.S.? We crunched the numbers using data from ZipRecruiter, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and state-level cost of living indices to find out where project managers earn the most in real terms. Spoiler: It’s not California or New York. Hover over the…
Join me for this workshop to make sure your project status reports are read and that stakeholders take action.
Learn just what to do when you have too much work (even when you can’t admit it to yourself).
Learn why you should be using risk burndown charts to track your project’s risk exposure in this guest article from Russ Parker.
Learn how to secure resources for your projects, especially when you are managing multiple projects.
It is common for project managers to work in a multi-project workplace. Learn what it looks like and the skills you need to thrive.
Burnout and high turnover aren’t simply just HR issues. They are stark indicators of deeper organizational challenges. When employees are continually handing in their resignations, feeling overwhelmed, and morale is slipping, the root cause typically lies in how work is allocated and managed. Yet many businesses still act as though excessive stress is “just part…
There’s no denying that project management today looks different to how it did even 5 years ago. Project management trends shape our profession. We see technology evolving, new tools, consolidation, innovation and more. Trends come and go, or they stay with us and evolve into new ways of working that stick around and become “the…
Here are 5 questions for your project supplier to use during your vendor selection process to help you establish who you want to work with.
Check out this quick guide on what goes into building a project scorecard to monitor your progress on a monthly basis.