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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...
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...
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...
This blog was inspired by this post on Reddit, and is an expansion on the comment I wrote in response.
This month, my company—accustomed to projects with a waterfall or hybrid methodology—started running its first intentionally agile projects. I've been delighted to watch a project...
A few years ago, the project management team at my company worked hard to develop standardized project documents. We outlined our best project charter, project plan, and project closure templates, and got input from key stakeholders and users at our company. We were proud of them, and we rolled...
I was talking to a peer mentor the other day, and she was giving me some great food for thought on simple ways to add data to project reports. As I complimented her approaches, she told me that out of all the parts of her job, manipulating project data comes easily to her—but project team...
What does time off work look like for you? Does your company encourage you to take all your vacation time, support you in totally unplugging when you’re off, and maybe even offer sabbaticals? Is your company on the other end of the spectrum, rewarding employees who don’t use their...
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If you read my blog regularly, you might be working toward earning your Project Management Professional (PMP)® certification—the premier international credential that proves you’re a...
I was chatting with an email subscriber the other day, and he was telling me that when he’s assigned a project, it’s on him as the project leader to convince other company employees to complete the tasks his project needs done on top of their regular work. Nobody is directly expected...
In my last post, I explained what a kickoff meeting is, why this type of meeting is such a critical part of the process for a smooth and efficient project, and why I think even your meeting-averse coworkers will eventually see how putting in the time for a project kickoff will benefit both the...
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