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Getting some answers: an interview with Jeff Furman
Jeff Furman is the author of The Project Management Answer Book. I asked him why he wrote it and what it was like putting the book together. Hello, Jeff. Tell me why you wrote The Project Management Answer Book? Hi, Elizabeth. When I approached the milestone of my 500th PM trained, I felt I had…
The Risk Doctor at the Experts’ Forum
“The risk people are the business prevention people,” said David Hillson, at the beginning of his presentation at the Gower Experts’ Forum at the National Centre for Project Management. He pointed out that the results from the 2009 CHAOS report aren’t that much better than those when CHAOS started out: last year the survey reported…
Shortcuts To Success: Project Management in the Real World
(This post contains affiliate links. Read my full disclosure.)Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (Second Ed, 2013) ISBN 978-1780171715 Shortlisted for the 2014 CMI Management Book of the Year [amazon_textlink asin=’1780171714′ text=’Shortcuts to Success: Project Management in the Real World’ template=’ProductLink’ store=’wwwelizabharr-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’e4e65f5c-2dea-11e8-bab1-f73377c9ff15′] uses a case-study…
Advice from the Fiddler on the Project
I listened to Rich Maltzman talking about his forthcoming book Fiddler on the Project (co-authored with Ranjit Biswas) on Controlling Chaos, way back in July. We’ve been corresponding since, trying to find time to talk about project management and authoring. I finally got round to asking him some questions last week, and from the sounds…
Getting it right in government
The UK Government’s Public Accounts Committee has put together a report called ‘Delivering successful IT-enabled business change,‘ about how government projects are performing. The report concludes that some projects actually turn out pretty well, but those learnings are not carried across to other projects run by other departments. This won’t come as a surprise to…
About A Rebel’s Guide To Project Management
A Rebel’s Guide to Project Management provides practical solutions and easy-to-use templates to help you manage your projects more successfully. As well as that (and maybe more importantly) we are a community trying to get work done in the real world, not the ideal situations that the textbooks describe. If you juggle multiple projects, competing…
Blogging for business: the CMR example
The web revamp project started at the beginning of June, and is being delivered in a relatively short period of time. “The site architecture and wireframe design are completed,” Seifer says. “The back end administration modules and front-end design are nearly complete. The site is on a development server, and will be launched within the next 30 days, along with the topic blogs.”
10 Easy ways to organize a notebook for work
Peek inside my notebook to learn the symbols and tips I use to keep my work organized. I’m sure you haven’t heard these tips before!
How to be assertive (nicely) at work as a manager
A skill that we can all work on is being assertive at work. Here are some easy-to-do assertiveness tips that won’t feel scary.
How to answer any project management interview question + free interview template
I’ve put together my 10 killer interview questions + loads of tips for hiring a project manager. Next time you have to recruit someone for your project team, why not try some of these?
Project Management Apprenticeships: A UK Guide
Learn if going through project management apprenticeships is the right career move for you. We cover what they are, types, and earning potential.