3 Approaches for Managing Difficult People Published: Monday, October 14, 2019 Category: Leadership When you see difficult people, it’s generally because their behavior is difficult. You don’t like how they respond to you or their work. And that is something you can deal with. Here are three situations where a person may come... read more...
40 Job Interview Questions for Project Managers Published: Monday, October 7, 2019 Category: Career Advice Whether you are preparing for an interview as a candidate or an interviewer, you’ll be thinking about questions. What are they going to ask me? What are the questions I should ask? Here are 40 job interview questions for project managers... read more...
Biases in Project Management and How to Get Rid of Them Published: Monday, September 30, 2019 Category: Resource Management Are you a biased project manager?Most people would say “No, definitely not!” – and it’s hopefully a given that you’re not in any way deliberately biased, favoring men over women, or being biased against members of another race.But we all have... read more...
7 Key Elements to Include in your Cost Management Plan Published: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Category: Cost Management If you are writing a cost management plan for your business or event project, you may be lost as to what sections it should include and what kind of information should be in each section. Here are the seven key elements to add to your cost... read more...
The Ultimate Guide to the Project Life Cycle Published: Monday, September 16, 2019 Category: Project Management To ensure the success of a project, it is important for both managers and executives to get familiar with the DOs and DON'Ts of a project life cycle. They need to understand the definition, phases, principles, benefits, and potential... read more...
Remote Team Engagement: What Every Project Manager Needs to Know Published: Monday, September 9, 2019 Category: Resource Management Is your remote team engaged with their work? Are they productive and happy? If not, it’s crucial to focus on what you, as a project manager, can do to improve things. Keeping remote team members happy and engaged can be tricky. In the... read more...
Tips on How to Successfully Pass the PMP® Exam Published: Thursday, August 29, 2019 Category: Project Management PMP® Certification is the gold standard and every project manager has always aspired to acquire it. It is a proven record that PMPs speak and understand the global language of project management. The benefits that you would find in a PMP®... read more...
Choosing an Approach for Your Change Initiatives Published: Monday, August 26, 2019 Category: Project Management There are a number of different approaches to delivering change initiatives available these days. However, some of the techniques are the same, but what is important is the different way these techniques are employed, which I will explain later... read more...
Fostering Better Workplace Communication: A Managerial Perspective Published: Monday, August 19, 2019 Category: Communications How important is good communication in the workplace?Communication is often one of the things we take for granted … until something goes wrong. Like your wi-fi connection, you only really notice it when information isn’t flowing smoothly.Even if... read more...
ScheduleReader Published: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 Category: Software Ease the way you view and manage XER files, exported from Primavera P6. See the benefits of using the viewer for XER files ScheduleReader in your organization. Review by Tim Breeding. read more...
Bridge24 Published: Friday, August 30, 2019 Category: Software Bridge24 is an online project management application that works with popular productivity tools. Project management software like Asana, Trello, Basecamp, and AceProject are being used by more teams and companies to help them deliver projects... read more...
Zoho Projects Published: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 Category: Software ReviewsSoftware Zoho Projects makes your work truly rewarding with its extensive planning, tracking, and collaboration capabilities. It's a hassle-free tool that has a simple, easy-to-use interface, with a mobile application that facilitates your projects... read more...
“Dark Matter” – One of Software Project Manager's Biggest Risks Published: Thursday, October 17, 2019 Category: Interviews Barry Curry is an eminent project manager who has worked with some of the leading Blue Chip companies globally for over 20 years. As a chartered engineer and project manager, he has designed, and implemented software projects for companies of all... read more...
Project Management as Professional Discipline and Life Skill Published: Wednesday, September 25, 2019 Category: Interviews PMTips: Having three decades of experience in the field of project management, can you tell us what your view of the profession is? What do you think are the greatest benefits of being a project manager? Greta Blash: The profession is continually... read more...
Effects of Risk and Value Management over Project Outcome Published: Thursday, September 12, 2019 Category: Interviews PMTips: You have a vast experience in the transport sector, having worked on several multi-million and multi-billion pound projects, like Thameslink and Crossrail 2. Can you tell us more about your experiences, your professional development and... read more...
Inflection Points Can Create Enormous Opportunity Published: Thursday, September 5, 2019 Category: Interviews PMTips: You work as a professor at Columbia Business School, where you teach a course on Leading Strategic Growth and Change. You are a best-selling author, have had the honor to receive the Thinkers50’s #1 Achievement Award in Strategy and... read more...
Work on Projects that Make the World a Better Place Published: Wednesday, August 21, 2019 Category: Interviews Susanne Madsen is an internationally recognised project leadership coach, trainer, consultant and author. Susanne is the founder and director of Susanne Madsen International Ltd, where she provides executive coaching, leadership development and... read more...
The Project Management Career and the Benefits of Lifelong Learning Published: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Category: Interviews Naomi Caietti is a professional project manager (PMP®) with over 25 years of experience in the project management industry. She is recognized as one of the most influential women in PM. She specializes in project, program and portfolio... read more...
Advice from a Junior PM to Young PMs Published: Wednesday, August 7, 2019 Category: Interviews Jaime Alonso Candau currently works as a Junior Project Manager at PH Mallorca. Aside from his day job as a junior project manager, he also dedicates some of his time to helping others get into PM and pass the PMP exam. His experiences during his... read more...
Invest Time and Effort in Building Your Competency Published: Monday, July 29, 2019 Category: Interviews Dr. Paul D. Giammalvo has an experience of over 25 years as a consultant and trainer in the fields of applied asset, portfolio, program and project management. As a Project Controls Manager at VECO, he served on a series of oil projects for... read more...
Thinking about Getting the PMP Certification - Ask Yourself Why... Published: Thursday, July 25, 2019 Category: Interviews Elaine Jackson is a highly proficient and dedicated Project Manager who enjoys teaching project managers and senior executives proven techniques that lead to successful and confident project delivery! Her 15+ years of experience in training,... read more...