Professionalism – why settle for less when it comes to managing projects?
Posted by Hala on Jun 19, 2013 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | 0 comments
Historically, people have moved into project management later in their careers, either in a planned way or they have found themselves managing projects as part of their role. Project management is now being recognised as a profession in its own right and increasingly the need for project professionals is coming to the fore. There are numerous case studies of where project professionalism has led to a positive project outcomes, recent successes include ; King’s Cross, The Shard, the Digital TV roll-out, and the 2012 Olympic Games and the need for project professionals is growing. 13 separate Sector Skills Councils reports and cluster reports in the UK have identified project management as either an immediate skills shortage or one that will hit in the short to medium term.
Read MoreSeven Ways to Turn Conflict-Communication Problems Around
Posted by Robert Kelly on Jun 6, 2013 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off
Is conflict creating problems? Conflict destroys productivity, engagement, empowerment, communication, leadership and success. Conflict is an emotionally charged situation that is fueled by incompatible interests, goals, feelings, ideas, values, ethnicity, personality differences, or miscommunications. Step 1. Do NOT react; instead use the conflict at...
Read MoreHP on #PMChat
Posted by Robert Kelly on May 8, 2013 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off
We’re excited to welcome Jay Krackeler, Senior Product Manager for HP Product and Portfolio Managing, as our #PMChat Host for this Friday, May 10. With over 20 years in the industry, Mr. Krackeler will be sharing his views and hosting discussion around Reporting Capability in PM. If we’re lucky, we might even get clued in on what’s new with HP...
Read MoreOneDesk for The Super PM
Posted by Hala on Apr 24, 2013 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts, PreGame Show | Comments Off
Project managers wear a lot of different hats, and take on many different roles in an organization. It’s not uncommon to see PMs play a combination of different roles such as the ones of the engineer, accountant, HR and communications specialist roles. Project Managers are always trying to manage and balance two very important elements of a project: Budgeting...
Read MoreTraditional Project Management Software has Flatlined. It’s time to Evolve.
Posted by Robert Kelly on Apr 17, 2013 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off
In life we are taught that if something is broken, we should fix it. So why doesn’t that apply to broken software then? As a project manager you focus on traditional PPM, but doesn’t your work encompass much more than just traditional PPM? The truth is our work has evolved and traditional PPM tools fail to adapt to how our teams work today. Much of the work our...
Read MoreDon’t Decide In A Vacuum…Get Clarity!
Posted by Robert Kelly on Apr 9, 2013 in PMChat Blog, PMChat Guest Experts | Comments Off
A number of market forces are making the world a tougher place in which to be successful as a business. Globalization, consumerization of IT, competition from startups and the rise of new technologies are changing the rules. Expanding consumer expectations are creating a marketplace where the most agile businesses thrive, but those who adopt change slowly lose...
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