Happy Project Management by Peter Taylor
How many project managers does it take to change a light bulb? A better question to ask is perhaps ‘how many project managers does it take to have a good project?’
I think just the one, if they have a real sense of humour and an appreciation for the value of ‘fun’ in a project team.
Read MoreGiving Feedback by Peter Taylor
The other day I was in town and a major sweet manufacturer was handing out samples of their new product, free and with no ongoing commitment, and so it was proving very popular with the shoppers.
Read MoreProductive Laziness & The Art of Having Fun
Taking it all a little less seriously can be good for your project health. ‘I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by’ Douglas Adams (Author of ‘The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy’) You have to laugh; well I think you have to laugh.
Read MoreGreen Bean PM by Peter Taylor
How should new project managers learn from the ‘Old beans’
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When my kids were young they loved to play one particular game at the annual birthday parties. This game involved ‘Beans’ – all of the kids standing ready and waiting for instructions and then the cry would go up of ‘Beans’ and the game would begin.The Art of Good Project Closure by Peter Taylor
The value of lessons learned: the art of a good project closure
Read MoreThe Campaign for Real Project Sponsors by Peter Taylor
We all know that critical to a project’s success is having a good project manager but after that then it is pretty important to have a good project sponsor; but, like the saying goes, ‘you can pick your friends but you can’t pick your relatives’ and the same is true of project sponsors.
Read MoreProject Management and the Alien Encounter by Peter Taylor
I suspect that you will all know this story:
Six blind men were asked to determine what an elephant looked like by feeling different parts of the elephant’s body.
Read MoreWhy Plan? Project Planning Part 2 by Martin Webster
In my last post – Why Plan | Project Planning, part 1 – I explained how project planning helps us to predict and prepare for difficulties.
Read MoreWhy Plan? Project Planning part 1 – by Martin Webster
Many people get hung up on project planning. Some say they don’t have the time to prepare one. Others think they are unnecessary. They assume the project plan is a complex document; one that accounts for every minutes of every day.
Read MoreProduct-Based Project Planning by Susanne Madsen. An Introduction to Product-Based Planning.
In this blog post Susanne Madsen explains the importance of project planning and introduces five steps to producing an outline plan during the planning and initiation phase. The outline plan is based on the principles of product-based planning.
Read More‘Project Management Rituals’ by Elizabeth Harrin
The following is a guest post by Elizabeth Harrin, author of Social Media for Project Managers and Project Management in the Real World.
Read MorePlanning your Dissertation Part 6: ‘Data Analysis’ by Roy Horn
Data Analysis – it’s all about finding a good story to tell!
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