Business Acumen for Project Managers [Free Checklist]
Business acumen is an important skill for a project manager to possess. Do you have it? Want to acquire it? Here are my tips and I’ve included a free checklist to boost your business acumen.
Author: Elizabeth Harrin
Elizabeth Harrin is a Fellow of the Association for Project Management in the UK. She holds degrees from the University of York and Roehampton University, and several project management certifications including APM PMQ. She first took her PRINCE2 Practitioner exam in 2004 and has worked extensively in project delivery for over 20 years.
Elizabeth is also the founder of the Project Management Rebels community, a mentoring group for professionals. She's written several books for project managers including Managing Multiple Projects.
Availability is Not a Skill Set! 5 Tips for Resource Allocation
Resource allocation is one of the trickier aspects of leading a high-performing project team. Here are my five tips for working out who is best placed to do the work.
5 Ways To Use Visual Project Management
Visual project management is a trend we all need to be aware of. Learn how to make your project communications pop and to present your data clearly, whatever information preference your stakeholders have.
15 Practical Tips to Improve Project Communication
Learn how to improve project communication with these tried and tested tips that will make it easier to do at the same time.
How To Pick Up A Project From Someone Else: 7 Proven Tips
Picking up a project from another project manager and not sure where to begin? Here are some tried and true tips to help you out along with a project initiation checklist.
How 6 Real Managers Get A Work/Life Balance
6 real project managers share their tips for getting a work/life balance. Read on to find out how you can use their tips to get more time, delegate more effectively and reframe your priorities to do more of what matters.
How To Motivate Your Project Team
Ruth Pearce knows everything there is to know about motivating your project team. I interviewed her to find out more.
5 Easy Ways to Keep Tasks Out of Your Inbox
Here are 5 free options for staying on top of your email management and keeping tasks out of your inbox. These email management tips and tricks will help you get control of your inbox for good.
Xebrio Software Review
Do you find managing requirements a headache because you can’t trace them through a project to release? Check out what Xebrio can do in our independent review.
What is a virtual team?
Learn what makes a team virtual – it’s not what you might think! Location and technology shape how virtual teams come together to do great work.
The 3 Steps to Take When Failure is Not an Option
Our expectation for consistent, immediate and high-quality service is at a level never before seen in human history. But can we ever truly live up to these incredibly high standards? Can we ever truly score “100%”?
Free Project Status Report Template
Get a free project management status report template. Great for updating your stakeholders on all the latest progress on your projects. As project managers we have a lot of reporting to do so this should make your life that little bit easier!