Scaling Your Project Management Career
Project managers ascend the career ladder based on accumulated experience-derived wisdom and managing progressively larger and more complicated efforts. A typical trajectory involves moving from […]
Tag: PM Skills
Project Management: 10-Year Retrospective
I authored my first project management article 10 years ago. A mentor recommended I start writing to launch my transition from managing project organizations to […]
Unlock the Power of the Project Management Plan
The project management plan (Plan) is a powerful tool. It describes how the project will be executed. It should be tailored based on the project’s […]
Project Frameworks: Understand the Choices
Selecting a project management approach and framework is complicated. Not that long ago, it was like buying a Model-T Ford; you could have any color […]
Project Tools: Which to Choose?
There are many tools to help project teams manage their work, collaborate, and track performance. The number of options is overwhelming—Capterra has published over 900-project […]
Let’s Keep in Touch
I called an old colleague just to say “hello” and see how he was doing. We have worked together at different companies over the past […]
Considering How We Think
We are living in interesting times. All countries are struggling to control the COVID-19 pandemic. Societies are challenging their histories of racial and social injustice. […]
Feedback: The Right Way
Feedback is a critical and valuable management tool. For managers, it is the engine of continuous improvement. For employees, it is the gift of valuable […]
Knowledge Management: Share the Wisdom
Knowledge Management (KM) is broadly defined as the process of creating and sharing information across the organization. Its goal is to enable learning. KM became […]
The Daily Stand-Up Meeting: Best Practice
Lean and Agile organizations have harnessed the power of the stand-up meeting as a valuable process tool. The stand-up is an efficient and effective way to […]