How Organizations Can Set up New Project Leaders for Success
Understand and learn what new project leaders and managers need to be successful with these tips for project leader success.
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.
The Future of Work: It’s Already Here
The future of work means we need to be both better at working with software, and better at working with our colleagues. Learn some tips on how to do so.
How to Use a Work OS to Supercharge Your Project Management
A work operating system (work OS) is an online work management tool that lets you work the way you want to. Teams need flexible solutions that allow you to manage project and non-project work in the same tool.
Have you tried Gantter?
Gantter is fully-featured project management software that lets you create Gantt charts. It has complete Google integration so you can use it individually, or collaboratively with your team.
Project Management Job Descriptions Explained!
In this article, we’ll look at the things that make up a typical project management job description, and then look at some specialist industries plus the role of a junior project manager.
Project Management in the Hundred Acre Wood
We’ve been doing 360 degree assessments at work and when I was asked to describe a colleague as a shape, color, animal or fictional character, and to explain my reasoning, I drew a blank. Matching shapes to people is not my strong point. Some of you may know that my Master’s degree is in Children’s…
How to Create A Checklist to Speed Up Tasks in 3 Easy Steps
Here’s how to create a checklist in 3 easy steps – then you can use it to speed up repetitive tasks. And you can use this technique in your personal life as well as at work!
Thank you 2019
As 2019 comes to a close, I would like to take a moment and reflect on the year and thank everyone that has made a Girl’s Guide to Project Management a success this year. It is always one of my favorite parts of the year.
The Best Meeting Minutes Transcription Software: An Independent Test and Review
I reviewed three different tools to find the best meeting minute transcription software that you can use in your in person meetings.
Best Books on Team Skills for Project Managers
Here are 3 book recommendations for managing teams on projects, or more specifically, getting the right mindset to succeed in a team environment.
Bridge24 Software Review
Bridge24 provides advanced reporting and exporting capabilities for Asana, Trello, Basecamp and AceProject.
Managing in Complex Project Environments
Carole Osterweil shares how to manage in complex project environments and talks about her book Project Delivery, Uncertainty and Neuroscience in this interview.