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Handling “Crazy” Project Ideas with Class pain points philosophy Mar 29, 2024

Once I was supporting a project that lasted about 18 months. About a month away from the project deadline, I was feeling proud that I’d built trust with a new team on this project and led them through all the required decisions in a timely fashion. Most of the big project deliverables were...

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Ask More Questions pain points philosophy Mar 22, 2024

I was perusing r/projectmanagement on Reddit and I found a post from a new IT PM who asked, “How do you gauge severity of testing issues that you don't fully understand?

I didn’t weigh in on the conversation because I agree with a lot of the advice already provided: Lean on the...

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Is a Project Manager a Glorified Secretary? pain points philosophy Mar 15, 2024

I was chatting with a friend whose role is transforming more and more into a project-management-type role. Occasionally, even as somebody with the responsibilities of a project manager, she feels confined to tasks such as scheduling meetings for others that are traditionally associated with an...

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What is a Probability and Impact Matrix? concepts Mar 08, 2024

What does risk management look like on your projects?

Some companies have robust, established risk management procedures. Others almost entirely ignore the idea of risk and hope for the best.

Mostly ignoring risk is an understandable choice in some scenarios: if the project is a low priority, if...

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Can't Get Project Status Updates? pain points people Mar 01, 2024

This blog was inspired by this post on Reddit, and is an expansion on the comment I wrote in response.

How clearly do you understand the status of each of your projects?

The real status—not just the status your software is telling you.

There are plenty of robust project management...

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What are Organizational Process Assets and Enterprise Environmental Factors? concepts Feb 23, 2024

“Organizational process assets” and “enterprise environmental factors” are terms you might come across in project management circles or resources, or while studying for your PMP.

These are fancy terms for fairly straightforward concepts. Let’s break down what they...

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Good Project Managers Teach Project Management to Coworkers people philosophy Feb 16, 2024

This blog was inspired by this post on Reddit, and is an expansion on the comment I wrote in response.

So you’re a project manager. Do you also think of yourself as an educator?

In my nearly 8 years as a project manager, I’ve had mounting experiences that show me I will be a more...

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What is the Critical Path Method, and How Do I Use It on Real Projects? concepts Feb 09, 2024

The critical path method is a way of creating and interacting with your project’s schedule. It works on waterfall projects (projects where tasks and timelines are planned in detail at the beginning of the project), or waterfall portions of hybrid projects (projects that are a mix of...

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Too Many Projects: Move Past Overwhelm and Make Meaningful Progress pain points Feb 02, 2024

This blog was inspired by this post on Reddit, and is an expansion on the comment I wrote in response.

What’s a “normal” number of projects for one project manager to lead or support at a time?

Usually I don’t find the word “normal” very helpful, but it’s...

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What is a RACI Chart, and How Do I Use It on Real Projects? concepts philosophy Jan 26, 2024

A RACI chart, or RACI matrix, is a tool used in project management to track the people involved or invested in your project (your "stakeholders"), and particularly what is expected of each person and when they need information. It’s a term you’ll likely come across while studying for...

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