Industry-Specific PM Tools: Are They Worth It?
Find out if it’s worth getting a project management tool specific to your industry. I investigate on behalf of a reader who works in the education sector. I didn’t end up recommending what I expected!
Latest Project Management Articles
Software Review: Project Viewer for Primavera
This article was updated with minor amends on 27 March 2016. General Information Name: Project Viewer for Primavera Vendor: Seavus Hosting options: On premise only. Cost and plans: Different licencing for individuals, small companies and larger enterprises. Languages: English Making Primavera Accessible The main benefit of Project Viewer for Primavera is that you don’t have…
How Tracking Time on Projects Boosted One Company’s Profits Almost 50%
Find out how Big Blue Digital used time tracking and project management software to increase their project profitability by almost 50%! The weird thing is, this wasn’t even hard, and it’s so easy for you to do too.
Inspiring Women in Project Management: Monica Borrell
Monica Borrell is the latest woman to be profiled in my Inspiring Women in Project Management series. Find out why I think she’s an inspiration and what it takes to make the leap from PM to CEO.
How I Do It: Engaging Stakeholders
Learn my tips for engaging and ‘managing’ stakeholders on a projejct. From the communication you do, to the informal chats you have about project requirements, it all counts towards relationship building. Working successfully with stakeholders is critical if you want to get a quality result at the end of your project because they are the ones that decide what quality means.
Career Tips from Senior Women
5 tips for a long and fulfilling career from women who have been there and done that. I picked up these gems of advice at a women in construction career development event that I spoke at about Imposter Syndrome.
Software review: Simplestimate [2016]
Find out more about how to make estimating simple with this software review of Simplestimate. I weigh up the pros and cons of throwing away your spreadsheets and tell you more about my thoughts on this web-based project estimating tool. Plus there are screenshots so you can see it for yourself.
Inspiring Women in Project Management: Lorraine Chapman
Construction project management has always been traditionally male-dominated. Lorraine Chapman talks about what life is like as a female manager in construction and the amazing projects she has worked on in this interview. Part of the Inspiring Women in Project Management series.
How Did The Project Management Profession Get Into This Mess?
There are a lot of project management certifications out there. So many that it’s making it hard for project managers and HR departments to know what to look for when someone applies for a job. Jerry Ihejika has an idea about how to sort out the educational mess we are in and to bring some standardisation to what it means to be a project manager.
Jerry Ihejirika: Project Management in Africa [Interview]
One of the great things about blogging for so long is that I’ve met a whole host of interesting people. I only met Jerry Ihejirika recently, via the wonders of the internet. He’s passionate about improving the quality of project management education and practice in Africa. He’s the brains behind the Project Management for Africa…
Inspiring Women in Project Management: Caroline Crewe-Read
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.
Celebrating 10 Years of Blogging About Project Management!
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…