Today in project management news & blogs:
5 pitfalls that derail EVM success – an article in FCW details these areas, along with ideas for solving the issue. The pitfalls are executive ambivalence, poor data & data overload, poorly chosen software, and inexperienced contractors.
Law firms look to process management – for both in-house [...]
Below is a video about project management, designed as the start towards making a great project manager. What is a project? (an effort or initiative with a defined beginning and an end). What are the triggers of this initiative? What is project management and what does it mean to you? It [...]
If you or your organization are considering project management training, this video shows some of the course options & features that may be applicable. The training for construction projects is mentioned.
The video is about 4 1/2 minutes long, and it is a pitch to use a company that trains project managers and other [...]
Project management tasks can be found in every single industry, and the number of project managers in the world has rapidly grown with the popularity of project work. Because there are so many responsibilities which can easily be treated as project manager duties, possessing the right project management skills is an important part of succeeding [...]
There are several different ways that project management skills can be learned or developed, one of which is to view a project management video or a complete course.
If you are looking for a way to brush up on your current project management skills, or develop some new ones, check out a project management video [...]
Website with management-related humor ProjectZones.com. Also, similar fun at Management Humor and Vunny.
Project managers have to wear multiple hats. It may be helpful to think about these roles, for several reasons.
A primary reason is the tendency of people to not realize that different tasks require use of different tools and skills. Other reasons include understanding what skills you may need to improve, and also for [...]