7 Awesome Meeting Habits That Will Make You Money
Find out how to run awesome meetings with these habits that will see you boost productivity and focus your meetings on what’s really important.
Delivering a project
How to get work done and execute your plan.
The 3 Steps to Take When Failure is Not an Option
Our expectation for consistent, immediate and high-quality service is at a level never before seen in human history. But can we ever truly live up to these incredibly high standards? Can we ever truly score “100%”?
5 Tips for Better Decision Making (With Process)
These 5 tips will help you make better decisions at work. Find out how to come to the right conclusion by learning how to make great decisions every time.
Are you really managing information overload?
At the social media webinar I gave for the PMI LEAD Community of Practice one of the main themes coming out of the comments and questions from participants was how to deal with the extra information channels that social media tools offer. People generally seem quite worried about how to handle information overload, to the…
How To Recover troubled programs (part 2)
Are you seeing any of the problems faced by troubled programs? If so, you need a recovery plan to get your program back on track. Here’s the 5 step ESI process for getting out of trouble — I saw a webinar hosted by them and these are my notes. The whole approach assumes you have…
How To Recover troubled programmes (part 1)
There’s only one thing worse than being told bad news, and that is being told about bad news late. When a program is failing, you should define the problem and potential solutions, and alert stakeholders at the first sign of trouble, according to LeRoy Ward, Executive VP at ESI. I attended ‘Managing and Saving Programs…
The 5 Skills You Need For Managing Complex Projects
Tera Simon spoke at Digital Project Management Summit 2016 about complex projects and the 5 skills you need to manage them.
How to use a bullet journal for project management
A guide to understanding what the bullet journal system is. How to effectively use the Future Log, Monthly Log and Daily Log. And why a bullet journal is the ideal tool for busy project managers.
5 Things Better Than Conference Calls
I spend a lot of time on conference calls, especially now I am lucky enough to work from home. If I’m completely honest, I know how to use my mute button without even looking at the phone. It’s useful for blowing my nose and slurping tea but also for making sure other people can’t hear…
A Beginner’s Guide To Backup For Project Managers
Everything you ever wanted to know about backing up your project files but were afraid to ask.
4 Steps for More Effective Meetings
Time spent in such meetings is only wasted if they are unproductive and don’t have any actionable outcome. Learn about how to improve the efficiency of your meetings in 4 simple steps. Proper preparation and follow up will help you streamline your meetings.
Is the Classic Triple Constraint in Project Management Still Relevant?
The triple constraint in project management – time, cost and scope – may not be enough for today’s projects. Managing constraints on any project is about balancing each of them to deliver a successful outcome. Any changes will impact other areas of the project and this should be made clear to all stakeholders at the outset – the big question is really how and by how much will change impact the end result.