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 [...]
The habit of saying “Good Job”
Strictly speaking, giving praise to team members won’t cost you anything. It’s free. So, if you see any of your project team players doing a spectacular job, don’t hesitate to acknowledge their efforts.
If someone deserves praise, why not provide some? Some managers are old-school, maintaining “work is [...]
Here are some stories highlighted regarding the challenges of project management:
A ZDNet article highlighting aspects of an upcoming book on SOA, regarding savings measured from the reuse of common services within a SOA framework: Intel uses SOA to chip away at integration, project management issues
Even outside the IT arena the three main tips of this [...]
There are three primary types of project management methodologies:
Linear or waterfall
Spiral development
Product development
All three of these types of methodologies can be related to process management in some way or another.
Linear or Waterfall Project Management Methodology — This methodology is sometimes referred to as the Life cycle, and is the best known of all project management [...]
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 [...]
Project management was once a much more difficult field of business, involving a lot of paperwork and a lot more work in general. However, project management has changed significantly in recent years with the creation of internet-based free project manager software and tools. These enhancements serve to make every facet of project management much [...]
Project management is a highly valued skill which must be learned in order to be properly utilized. In order to be successful in any position that has a project management facet to it, there are a number of different skills and talents that you must possess, or must be able to acquire.
Luckily there are [...]
As some newly-minted (or to-be-minted) project managers may wonder, what are reasons to learn project management? One could think, “If the big business is done on the golf course, I should invest in golfing lessons“.
Could be true. But if golf is not your bag, or you work for an anti-golfing think [...]
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 [...]