Here’s a collection of case studies, first person accounts and experiences from senior project managers to inspire you.
How far does a project manager’s paycheck really go across the U.S.? We crunched the numbers using data from ZipRecruiter, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), and state-level cost of living indices to find out where project managers earn the most in real terms. Spoiler: It’s not California or New York. Hover over the…
I have put together a list of the top articles that I have written from the last 15+ years. I hope you enjoy looking back with me at the most popular reads!
What are the key challenges when working on multiple projects simultaneously? How do you prioritize work when everything is important? I asked 570 project managers these questions (and more) to find out what life is like in 2024 for project managers leading multiple projects, to follow on from my research on the same topic in…
We gathered 57 of the top AI in project management statistics to help understand this key development in technology. Recent advancements in tech have changed how project managers work in 2024. Using our 20 years of project management experience, we reviewed AI statistics and trends from trusted third parties, which forms the foundation for this…
How many hours of unpaid overtime are worked in your state? Check our interactive map.
What’s life like for project managers? This survey reveals the stress of the job.
In 2012, I went to Las Vegas for the Pink Elephant ITSM conference. I took some time out of the conference to meet Dave Gordon, author and the project management expert behind The Practicing IT Project Manager website, which has sadly since been taken offline as I believe Dave has now retired. We discussed IT…
“What is above all needed is to let the meaning choose the word, and not the other way about.” George Orwell George Orwell’s essay, Politics and the English Language, is the last essay in his wonderful Penguin Book called Why I Write. In the essay, he castigates writers of his time for using ready-made phrases…
In this very personal post I explain how I’ve lost my way as a project manager, what I’m doing about it and what is going to change.
In 2012, Helen Mason stood outside her home and looked at the road. Every day there were more frogs and toads that hadn’t made it to the other side. The increasing numbers of dead amphibians made her feel that the local population of frogs and toads needed a helping hand to cross the road. So…
This is a guest post by Michelle Symonds, on behalf of Parallel Project Training. Clearly, men and women are different and deal with situations differently in the workplace. The skills that they naturally excel at rarely coincide and it is the innate talents of women that help to make them better project managers than men….
On International Women’s Day I wanted to share some tips from the fabulous women in project management whom I have interviewed on this blog. Here are 15 amazing career tips that will help you build your career.