Project management articles, updates and reviews from Elizabeth Harrin.
Following my (rather dismissive) comments about recognition breakfasts for project managers on Projects@Work (no longer available), I thought it would be interesting to consider what breakfast choices are available to the busy PM, in case anyone close to me feels like laying on a recognition breakfast in my honour to celebrate International Project Management Day…
“I came in last week and and you wouldn’t let me collect my debit card,” says the man in front of me in the queue. “You said I had to put money in the account and then I could have the card.” “We sent it to your home in the UK on Friday,” says the…
With the canicule that France is suffering from at the moment, the weather is the talk of the town. The heatwave has surpassed the general French favourite of food as the topic of the moment and it is one good reason to work long hours – at least we have air conditioning in the office…
OTOBOS is On Time, On Budget, On Scope. This definition of what makes a project successful misses out quality, happy stakeholders and a whole host of stuff, but it’s a good starting point. If you can deliver OTOBOS, chances are that you are doing something right.
I hate change, which is ironic given the job I do.
Every company I’ve worked in has had a healthy contingent of women in their project management teams. But when I go to a conference, breakfast briefing or seminar I’m often one of a few female project managers in the room. And at 29 one of the youngest. So, the aim of this blog is: *…