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As many of you are aware, I am currently a project manager for a software company.  My job specifically has me managing implementation and migration projects.  I have been doing this for a number of years, enough in fact that I have another of the requirements to taking the PMP (Project [...]

Found this great project management article over on informative articles…
 

Effective project managers know how to get the job done, and get it done right. Success comes not only from wise selection of the team members and utilization of the best project management software tools; effective managers know how to lead, and how to encourage project [...]

Project Status Reports Everyone Can Understand
Creating basic highlight reports which clients and management can comprehend.
Letting people know how a project is coming along is obviously a key responsibility of any project manager. With so many methodologies to choose from these days, it becomes hard to determine which key pieces of information will be useful to [...]

“Good project management is essential to staying organized. I’m not a fan of jargon and industry specific nomenclature, so here is a basic guide as to what it takes to really manage a project.” is the lead in to a great article on project management that you can find on SmartWomanGuides.com .   Using a [...]

Did you know that only 29% of IT projects are ever completed successfully?  When I read the article The 14 Most Common Project Management Mistakes at Network World’s website I couldn’t help but identify with some of my past projects that went seriously amiss.   Some of the mistakes…

IT doesn’t follow a standard, repeatable project management [...]

I’ve heard many different things being compared to herding cats…  Project Management is Like Herding Cats, Managing Programmers is Like Herding Cats, Leadership is Like Herding Cats, Teaching is Like Herding Cats, Getting My Family Together is Like Herding Cats. (You’ve probably got a few things in your life that are like herding cats as [...]

This is the first in a series of a few articles that I will be sharing on little tips and tricks in Microsoft Excel that I have accumulated or built over the last few months.  I’ve incorporated most of these into an Excel workbook or two to meet my specific needs.  I’m not really a [...]

In looking at the projects that I work on there could literally be thousands of small little tasks in the jigsaw puzzle we call a project.  The tasks could range from simple little 20 or 30 minute things, to tasks that may require days or even weeks to complete.  At one time, I went down the road of [...]

As a project manager, I am always looking for great tools and utilities that will help me to become more productive and improve customer (internal and external) experience.
I know about the standard stuff that we use like Microsoft Project, Mindmapper, Excel, Outlook and the like.   What I would be interested in is hearing what you’ve [...]