Caroline Crewe-Read is one of the senior women in project and programme management pioneering a path to the top in the UK. Find out how she did it and what advice she has for project managers starting out.
Hello 2016! You came round quickly. Surely the last time I looked it was October? Anyway, now 2016 has arrived we can properly celebrate my blogging anniversary! Happy 10th Birthday to A Girl’s Guide to Project Management! I can’t believe this blog has been going so long, and I’m delighted to be able to be…
Most project managers told me that they are struggling with stakeholder management. Find out more about the preferences and interests of you lot – my blog readers!
The UK doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving but that doesn’t mean I’m not grateful to those people who have helped me improve my blog this year. Here’s a short video of thanks and a shout out to a few special people who have made a big difference to my blog and my company in 2015. And thanks to you, for reading!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!