Yey! It’s my favorite time of the month, when I get to interview amazing women in project management. Today it’s the turn of Christine Unterhitzenberger, a practitioner-turned-academic who is researching …
Month: June 2022
PM Tools for Industry: Are They Worth It
Bill sent me this email question: My company and I are looking to purchase project management software that can be used for research projects or projects that require training/education. I’ve …
Industrial Psychology for Project Management
(This post contains affiliate hyperlinks. Please read my full disclosure. Professor Tirado is a native New Yorker. He was one of five people who, when he began his career in …
How we chose the perfect planning poker tool
Planning poker(r), is a great strategy for scrum teams. It’s a team-based approach to estimating the effort required to achieve business goals. Even serious developers like gamification! Our company is …
How tracking time on projects helped a company increase its profits by almost 50%
I know you guys enjoy reading about other people’s projects. I’ve been doing research for my new book Collaboration Tools for Project Managers. (Is that the first time I’ve mentioned …
5 Tips for Managing a Project Portfolio
(This post contains affiliate hyperlinks. Please read my full disclosure. Prioritizing is the key to a project portfolio. A project portfolio is based on prioritizing. This is in addition to …
5 Common Scheduling Mistakes and What to Do Instead
(This post contains affiliate hyperlinks. Please read my full disclosure. While researching Shortcuts to Success in Project Management in the Real World, I found a lot of studies about how …
5 Common Roadblocks to Projects (And How To Avoid Them)
(This post contains affiliate hyperlinks. Please read my full disclosure. It’s not easy to get a project done and deliver what you promised. Even the most experienced project managers will …
4 ways to manage stakeholders proactive
(This post contains affiliate hyperlinks. Please read my full disclosure. Pernille Eskerod and Anna Lund Jepsen’s book, Project Stakeholder ManagementStakeholder management is a hot topic at the moment, given that …
4 Steps to More Effective Meetings
We all know the problem: Too much time is spent in conference rooms discussing problems, listening and brainstorming ideas, as well as generating new products and strategies. Numerous gurus have …