Using Video for Communications [Project Case Study]
Learn how I used video to communicate effectively about my project to a wide group of people across multiple locations. Here’s what the result was and tips for you to do the same thing.
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.
9 Essential Project Management Competencies
My thoughts on the project management competencies you should be focused on for professional development in 2021.
Project Communication on a Budget
How do you communicate what you are working on when you don’t have any money for fancy marketing materials? Read this article to find out how you can do project communications on the cheap, using your own skills and no special materials.
Project Resource Management: The Ultimate Guide on How to Master It
Resources are the largest contributor to successful project delivery, and project managers spend significant time planning and managing their activities. Both resource and project managers work in tandem to develop resourcing strategies for projects. The project manager estimates the resource requirement and creates open positions that get fulfilled by the resource manager. Once deployed, the…
Keeping up to date: the value of training
I meet a lot of dynamic, switched on women doing what I do. After all, most people who attend conferences and networking events, or who get in touch with me through this blog, are people who are already aware that it takes a bit of effort to get on. Sometimes though, I meet people who…
AI in Project Management: An Interview with Lloyd Skinner
Lloyd Skinner joined me to discuss AI in Project Management and how it is changing the way we lead projects.
3 Ways to Improve Life for Women in Project Management
Here are 3 things you can do to create an environment where closing the gender pay gap for women in project management will seem possible.
Clubhouse for Project Managers
Learn more about Clubhouse for Project Managers the social platform where you can drop into audio chats.
The 12 Principles of Project Management
Learn the 12 principles of project management and how to apply them to your role as a project manager.
How To Manage Constantly Changing Requirements
This is an extract from Project Pain Reliever. I contributed two chapters. Are your project requirements constantly changing? Are you expected to get something done without really knowing what it is that you are supposed to be doing? If you find yourself in a similar situation, here’s what you can do about it. Note: This…
Book review: How To Be A Productivity Ninja
“Time management is dead,” writes Graham Allcott in his book, How To Be A Productivity Ninja. The old time management concepts don’t work anymore, he says, because we don’t have the same working environment. The number of information sources has gone up, and we’re expected to juggle more and manage more complex jobs while our…
20 Years of The Agile Manifesto
The Agile Manifesto has probably had the greatest impact on how projects are done – even how non-agile projects are done. The concept of iterating, developing and focusing on value are principles that even predictive projects benefit from.