I f you’re thinking PDUs (Professional Development Units), then congratulations and a big pat on the back for you. You’ve overcome the tough part. The PMP (Project Management Professional) test and the less than desired application process. For some, the test pales in comparison to the laundry list of items needed to complete the application: [...]
O ne of my favorite pastimes is people watching. Sitting down, taking in the sights and sounds, enjoying the environment and observing people in their element is a soothing way to relax and clear my mind. When I’m at a coffee shop reading a book or catching up on my blog, people watching makes for [...]
E ssential to the success of your project is the input stakeholders provide to your initiative. “A stakeholder is an individual, group, or organization who may affect, be affected by or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project,” as defined by the Project Management Body of Knowledge, 5th [...]
S pring cleaning is hardly a ritual that causes people to jump out of their seats – especially when they also lose an hour of sleep. The thought of rolling up your sleeves, wearing a pair of rubber gloves and carrying around a dust mop can seem like an arduous and mundane task for many. [...]
W e’ve all had those days where we’re met with unforeseen obstacles or occurrences that rub us the wrong way and offset our balance for the moment. You get cut off by a driver who forces you to slam on your brakes, the woman at the end of the grocery line miraculously makes her way [...]
I f project management has taught me anything, it’s learning how to welcome failure. More often than none, project managers are tasked with managing sizeable projects without always having the necessary tools and requirements at their disposable to successfully drive a project. They’re asked to “think big” and “act small” in order to meet lofty [...]
Do you ever wonder what a work day for a Marketing Project Manager looks like? Have you ever wished you could see one in action and learn how to become a better project manager in the process? It comes as no surprise that project management is the talk around town, and more and more people [...]
Crisp, ornate and decorative describe the beautifully hand-tied ribbon that sits on top of that perfectly wrapped gift under the Christmas tree. I don’t know whether it’s the holiday season or simply that it’s the end of the year, but each time I hand tie that wired ribbon into its cheerful loop and perky tail, [...]
By nature, we’ve all had the opportunity to manage projects at some point in life in both a work and leisurely environment. The surprise birthday party you arranged for a friend last month, the baby shower you co-hosted in the spring, the dinner party you catered in the fall, the book club you planned the [...]
Have you ever walked out of the house in a tee-shirt and shorts, only to find it rain mid-day and you are left soaking wet without a jacket or an umbrella? Have you ever gotten home from work or school and realized that your keys were not in the bottom of your purse or backpack? [...]
Starting a blog can be daunting, especially if you’re like me and you don’t consider yourself a writer. I still have chilling flashbacks to freshman year in high school where my English teacher picked on a student each week to put their writing sample on the board for him to explicate. “Explicate” might not be [...]
You are that typical Type A, obsessive compulsive, obscenely organized project manager who knows every file location on the share drive and can recite every task under that Microsoft Projects spreadsheet faster than you can say the alphabet backwards. You fancy gaining headway on a project before your manager can even finish assigning you your [...]
What appears to be just a typical workday in the financial district isn’t so typical when you’ve got 25 new faces filing into the office. Wide-eyed and willful, these interns stand tall with their backpacks on their shoulders and their heads cocked to the side. While carrying a bewildered grin on their face, they are [...]
As with most kids, I was quite outspoken when I was young and oftentimes that would get me into trouble with my family, teachers and classmates. Shouting the answer to a history question before the teacher even finished asking the question, speaking out of turn prior to having my name called out in class and [...]
It’s a time suck. It takes at least ten minutes. It’s part of the perfunctory process. It begins whether you’re two minutes early or five minutes late. It’s long, awkward, and laborious. It’s your one minute of fame. Or not. Round Table Introductions. It’s the preamble to every client meeting and it follows some pre-determined [...]
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