So, I’ve already talked a little about how to ensure quality in what you are producing. But let’s take a look at it in a little more detail, to get a better understanding. As we know, we need to make sure we have criteria that describe what the quality of the final output should be. … Read more
Recently, I’ve been tweeting about trying to put together a ‘crash course’ on project management. I’m seeing and hearing about a lot of people who are being asked to take over project management tasks and roles to try and cut costs. Not surprisingly, I think this is a false economy by any business (I would … Read more
Recently I’ve been looking through a few TED talks, thanks to the iPhone TED app. I came across this great talk by Barry Schwartz, and wanted to share it with you. What I think is very interesting for us as project managers is the recognition that sometimes rules don’t work, and incentives can skew behaviour … Read more
One of the favourite sayings of my father is “Wisdom is not in not making mistakes, but in not making the same mistake twice”. This is an important lesson for all of us as project managers. Learning from our mistakes helps us to become better project managers – experience is always a good teacher. But … Read more
I had a very strange conversation with a friend the other day. It started off simply enough: he has recently started working in a project management role in a public body, and was wondering what the preferred format for risk logs was. He knew I have worked in that area before, so asked me what … Read more
All of your certainties are under attack. You thought you were on safe ground, a stable platform to start from. But now that ground is moving beneath you, an earthquake shaking everything you have built, threatening to bring it all down. The landscape is changing, and you’re the one who has to try and survive. … Read more
As project managers, we’ve all had times when our attention is being pulled from many different directions at once. As well as our day to day tasks, sometimes problems pop up that mean we need to firefight, stakeholders can demand new reports, and team members can seek new direction. All of this can happen despite … Read more
Today on Project Management Guide we are going to look at quality. In a project, quality has an important and specific role. So, for those beginning project management, what do we need to know? As we have learned, a project exists to produce certain outputs, and part of the process of gathering requirements for what … Read more
I’ve been writing recently on my thoughts about what project managers need to do now to grasp the opportunity (yes, opportunity) that the current economic climate gives them, and move from being a good project manager to being a great one. And I really do think this climate is an opportunity for project managers, one … Read more
Today in the Project Management Guide we are looking at our day to day work, the real meat of what it means to be a project manager. This is where we really earn our keep. Not surprisingly, there is a lot to this, far more than be covered in one blog post! However, as part … Read more
