Latest Project Management Articles
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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Traci Duez
Traci Duez has been inspiring women at work for years with her public speaking and consultancy work. Now she comes on to GirlsGuideToPM.com to talk about her journey into project management and beyond, and how her slightly unconventional career path was carved out as the perfect one for her. Traci also shares her tips for getting what you want from your career – go for it!
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How I Got a Broken Leg, Thought Deep About My Career and Focused More On My Passion
Jerry Ihejirika talks about finding his dream job, even after an accident gave him a lot of time in hospital to think about what he really wanted from a career. Inspiring reading! Especially if you have ever wondered about taking the jump in a different professional direction.
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A Strategy for Engaging and Dealing With Difficult People
Struggling with difficult people at work? Patrick Mayfield sets out the strategies you need to engage even the most challenging of colleagues.
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Deserving Better
Jo Cox’s murder, and knowing that her children – one the same age as one of mine – will grow up without their mother, has affected me greatly. And at the same time I’m aware that the depth of my feelings is nothing compared to her friends, family, colleagues and those who knew her personally….
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Brexit: The Implications for Project Managers
What would a leave result mean for project managers in the UK referendum on the EU? I discuss the implications on our projects and teams in this article about Brexit projects.
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4 Real-Life Tips For Choosing Collaboration Tools
See how one company chose their collaboration tool and increased revenue by about 25%. These 4 tips, drawn from a real case study, will help you work out how to get started with finding the right software product for your team.
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Inspiring Women in PM: Christine Unterhitzenberger
Christine Unterhitzenberger shares her experiences in industry and explains why she moved to academia (and why she’s going back to industry when her research is completed). Another inspiring interview in my series about women in project management.
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Inspiring Women in Project Management: Sarah Coleman
Sarah Coleman’s work on project leadership has been inspirational. In this interview for my Inspiring Women in Project Management series, she shares her thoughts on how leadership has changed project management forever.
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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.
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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.
