Project managers tend to be in the business of order, organisation and control. They live in a place where trust goes without saying, and where their actions are always accountable. In most cases this makes project managers pretty safe individuals, always cautious about what they think, say and do and always striving to reach their […]
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Thanks to the accessibility and relatively low cost of our modern communications technologies, working away from the office just got a whole lot easier. Managing projects remotely is now perfectly possible in any sphere, thanks to all the instant messaging, video conferencing, remote desktop software and other high tech gadgetry around. Having the freedom to
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Project managers who work remotely, whether that is from home, from client sites or on the move, need tools and tactics to ensure they are productive and also that they protect their data. When you are not surrounded by work colleagues or your project team it is easy to drift through the day without achieving
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In project management, experience counts for a lot. No matter how well qualified you are to do your job, you can’t get away from the fact that 90 per cent of PM skills are learned on the job, not in a classroom. New or younger project managers should, therefore, be open to learning from their
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Dealing with human resources (HR) is a skill all of its own, one that can take much training and experience to be any good at, and a lot of patience to deal with the problems of the staff and management. Let’s start at the basics – what are human resources? What are Human Resources? Human
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Any project manager worth their salary has a variety of tasks to complete every day, from budgeting to planning, training to presenting, and balancing all this out is all part and parcel of the job. Alongside all this, you are the person your team looks to for guidance and direction, so no matter how busy
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Space. In a nutshell, that’s what it boils down to. When somebody asks me how I manage to get things done when I have a busy family life, a full-time job and a myriad of other tasks that are vying for my time and attention… There is only one way to answer. Space. It is
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Have you ever played Chinese Whispers? Dubious name aside, it is a fun and entertaining game that just about anyone can play. One person has a phrase to begin with, and they whisper it as quietly as possible to another in the group. This person then does the same with what they think has just
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What is one of the most difficult things to measure, when it comes to project management (without looking at the title)? Success. It’s difficult because it is subjective; it means different things to different people, and changes depending on context. But it is important to understand how the conclusion of a project, or even
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Your project is circling the drain. You know it, your team members know it, even the guy that delivers the sandwiches knows it. Somehow though, your management haven’t gotten wind of it yet. Let’s try and keep it that way, at least until you have fixed the problem. Get back to the basics Let’s start
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