December 2012 – June 2013 PM Minimalist Update Now Available
Posted by Michael Greer on Jun 13, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off
I just emailed my latest PM Minimalist Update to subscribers. Highlights from this issue include links to 31 new articles, tools and media, including: 9 New Articles at my PM Resources website 15 New Project Management FREEBIES ! 7 New Inspired Project Teams Articles (including Forgive them. It’s Just Their Inner Chihuahua .) … and lots more PM goodies! Subscribe today & get a Bonus zip file containing 15 PM articles or tools in PDF format ( 88-pages total!) plus a 37-minute PM podcast ! Below are links to all back issues: March 22, 2011 April 13, 2011 May 17, 2011 June 21, 2011 July 26, 2011 August 12, 2011 September 14, 2011 October 25, 2011 November 29, 2011 December 31, 2011 January 31, 2012 February 29, 2012 March 30, 2012 April 30, 2012 May 31, 2012 June/July, 2012 August – November, 2012
Read MoreStep Away from the Computer & Get Out Your Post-It Notes!
Posted by Michael Greer on Apr 25, 2013 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off
A while back I was teaching an introductory PM class for some high-achieving tech folks. My overall goal was to begin to convert these perfectionists into project managers. Mid-way through the first morning, I divided the class into several small groups of 4 or 5 people and assigned a series of planning exercises. They had brought their own real world project ideas to class and the object of the game was to take a few of these from rough concept to full-blown, high-resolution project plans. Each team had been given large Post-It notes, blank flip charts, and markers. There were also a couple of white boards available.
Read More#PMTVQs with Bernardo Tirado PMP
Posted by Jon on Jun 12, 2012 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off
Miss the live show? Check out the recording on Youtube.
Read More#PMTV pilot show with Bernardo Tirado PMP
Posted by Jon on Jun 12, 2012 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off
Project management TV (#PMTV) is a 30 minute show devoted to project management. In this pilot show for the series I talk to Bernardo Tirado ( @thePMObox ) about industrial psychology and its relevance to project management. Among other things, we also discuss how to deal with under-performing colleagues, and when it is appropriate to escalate issues to line managers. Bernardo is a Six Sigma Blackbelt, certified PMP, and Industrial Psychologist. He’s the Founder and CEO of The Project Box where they provide the latest information on Project Management Leadership. If you’d like to appear on the show or have any feedback or suggestions, please drop me a line
Read MoreDifficult people: too busy and too important to do actual work
Posted by Jon on Jun 8, 2012 in PMChat Bloggers | Comments Off
As pm, you’ll encounter many different kinds of difficult people. In this post I’ll focus on the person who is too busy and too important to do any real work on the project, but is very keen to critique the work of others. There are two ways of looking at a person like this: 1) the person is dead weight on the project, dragging the team down with their criticisms 2) the person is providing a valuable project assurance service. How you respond to that person will depend upon where they sit on your stakeholder matrix – how senior and influential are they within the organisation? How interested are they in the project? How much damage could they do if you fall out with them? Its never beneficial to make enemies within an organisation, so I’d recommend trying to view the person’s contribution in a positive light, especially if they are senior and influential!
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