Using Huddle for Project Management [Case Study]
Huddle is a really popular tool for collaboration and it can be used for managing projects. Find out how Cedar Consulting manage their client projects with online tools and learn about the benefits.
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.
A Practical Guide To Dealing With Difficult Stakeholders
How can you deal with difficult people at work? The kind that block your projects and don’t turn up to meetings? This book has the answer. I pick out some of the highlights to share with you with the aim of making your working day just that little bit easier.
4 Reasons Why Your Project Board Isn’t Working
Project Boards should help you by taking decisions and providing direction for the project. Find out how to recognise when your project board isn’t working for you and what to do. Learn how to take control when you aren’t getting that level of support and how to get your Project Board back on track.
6 Reasons Why Project Management Is Impossible With Spreadsheets
How practical is it to manage a project with spreadsheets? Find out in this article and learn what might trip you up if you choose to plan and run your project on a spreadsheet.
Are Project Managers The Dodo of The Agile Age?
How does a project manager – especially one trained and skilled in waterfall delivery techniques – stay relevant in a fast paced world? This article shares tips on how to keep up-to-date, and what agile (with a small ‘a’) means to project managers who want to bridge the gap between process and successful delivery.
How Good Governance is Improving the UK’s Major Projects
The UK Government has done a lot to improve the perception and delivery of major public sector projects. Find out how their improvements to governance structures have had a tangible effect on making sure projects hit their targets – and calling out those project leaders who haven’t managed to achieve what they set out to do.
Project Management Certification Questions [Video]
This video answers the questions, “How effective is online project management training?” and “Why is the PMP exam so difficult?” These are the questions you asked me about project certifications.
Software Review: ProjectPulse
Read my review of ProjectPulse, an online project reporting tool designed to make it easier to communicate with stakeholders. I feel that it is aimed at contractors and those who are managing small projects, but let me know what you think!
Bugilo [Software Overview]
In this latest software overview, learn more about Bugilo, the project management and team management tool that’s new on the market. It aims to make it possible to run your business from a single system. Is it achievable? See what you think!
Christian Kotzbauer on PM Software Trends [Interview]
The Managing Director of Genius Project, Christian Kotzbauer, talks about the future of project management software and what’s new for Genius.
Software Review: Whiteboard
Read my review of task management tool Whiteboard. It’s a simple, mobile-friendly task management app that would work well for small project teams.
Software Review: Celoxis
In the market for new project management software? This review of enterprise software Celoxis may just mean you’ve found the product you have been looking for… Read on to find out what I thought about this tool.