Instead of focusing on one project, project managers must manage multiple projects. This presents a unique set of challenges that tools cannot always solve. Let’s look at a different way of working that is more in line with managing all the tasks. It’s time to find practical ways to work that allow us to layer…
Managing Expectations the Right Way (With Natalie Semczuk, Talkanatalk – The Digital Project manager
This podcast is part a published article on The Digital Project Manager. You can read the entire article here. Audio Transcription: Ben Aston: Thank you for listening. This is the Digital Project Manager Podcast. I’m Ben Aston. Natalie Semczuk is our resident DPM expert at the Digital Project Manager. We are so grateful to Natalie…
Five Project Management Lessons from the Martian
Warning: This post contains spoilers There are two types of science fiction movies. The first type borders on fantasy. These films use technology more as a magic prop than as an actual human development. Think Star Wars, Star Trek and Avatar. There’s also science fiction that is beyond the limits of technology and where humans…
Do you have the personality of a project manager?
Gordon Ramsay is my favorite celebrity. Ramsay can often be seen hurling barbaric insults at bumbling chefs whenever I turn on Netflix. Some great quotes include: “I wish that you would jump in the oven. It would make my life so much easier! “I have never, ever ever, ever ever, ever, ever seen someone I…
5 Tested Ways To Mitigate Project Management Risks
These are five tips for project managers that will help you reduce risk and increase your chances of success. What is the first thing you think of when you hear “project management risk”? The phrase “project management risk” can seem alarming if you want to avoid making mistakes in your projects. There are many risks,…
10 Dilbert Cartoons that Get Project Management Just Right
Because of my upbringing, I was destined to become an office worker. My father loves Dilbert. The family bookshelves are filled with classics such as Bring Me the Head of Willy the Mailboy and It’s Obvious That You Won’t Survive by Your Wits Alone. Scott Adams’ humorous workplace humor has been entertaining millions of readers…
The 6 Biggest Project Management Trends in 2016
We knew 2015 was going to be a great year for project management. We predicted that Agile would continue to grow in the IT industry. A VersionOne study published earlier in the year showed a 84% increase in Agile adopters from 2013 to 2014. This number is likely to continue growing (we’ll have to wait…
Apple’s crackdown on ad tracking could accelerate Influencer Marketing’s rise
Apple’s new iOS version, which runs on iPhones, was released this summer. It did so with usual efficiency. However, it also revealed a host of privacy-focused features that will be built into the software. These features include a renewed crackdown against ad tracking. These changes in iOS 14 will, like many other Apple’s recent moves,…
Why all businesses should think more about PIES
It would be strange for me to not be a Lancashire boy if I wasn’t a fan – or a aficionado – of pies. I can recall many happy moments munching on a Greenhalgh’s steak pudding in Bolton. While I am happy to make the case in favor of pastry, I didn’t realize that PIES…
To be more productive, which task color should you use?
To distinguish one task from the next, colors are used. This could be the priority levels, who is assigned, or phases within a project. I wanted to see if task color played any role in task progression and completion in TeamGantt. My findings were both interesting and quite surprising, I must admit. Which color is…