Tag: Project management
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Book review – The One Page Project Manager for Execution: Drive Strategy and Solve Problems with a Single Sheet of Paper
Book review originally written for Arras people (Project managment recruitment) The One Page Project Manager for Execution: Drive Strategy and Solve Problems with a Single Sheet of Paper Authors: Clark A. Campbell with Mike Collins Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Size: 182 pages One of my guilty pleasures (I feel I can admit this amongst…
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Are you thinking of getting your PRINCE2 foundation and practitioner accreditations?
The title of a ‘Project Manager’ is one of those that anyone can claim they do, but realistically, actually performing the role of a project manager is different from simply calling yourself one. Whilst you are working at a company as long as you are delivering results the need for formally getting accreditation is not…
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The science of project management vs the art of project management
I have been involved in project management for many years. I first got a taste for it in 1994 during my first year at university. During that time I have read about project management, been on project management training courses, been a project team member on various projects and ultimately project managed multiple projects both…
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Can the ipod be an indicator for a project’s state of health?
As a project manager there are different reports and tools that I can use to assess the health of a project, Earned value, schedule/cost variances, fever charts. All those are fairly well known in project management circles, but there are lesser known techniques as well. Have you considered your ipod as a project health indicator?…
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Project management – Critical thinking and logical fallacies
Managing a project is a tricky business, you are trying to deliver a successful project whilst working with multiple people, each person has their own unique thoughts, feelings, opinions and agenda. As such an important skill of the project manager is critical thinking, there are times on a project when critical thinking is crucial. Failure…