Beginners Guides

So you’re an accidental project manager. Or just starting out, wet behind the ears. Or there’s one project you have to manage, for whatever reason. Project Management Lite: Just Enough to Get the Job Done…Nothing More can be your Bible to get it done while learning on the job. It eschews jargon …

Strategy is one of those business buzzwords that everyone throws around and barely means anything anymore. Asking someone to define what strategy *is* will probably be met with a blank stare, a stammer, and a lot of “you know?” Of course, crafting a business strategy is crucial. Even below the …

It may be your first time or your tenth interview for a project management role. One thing is for sure about these job interviews: you can never expect what questions will be asked and they will still be a bit nerve-racking. While the interview questions may be different from company …

Harvard Business Review is a well respected publication read by many professionals across a wide variety of fields. Their articles are often helpful and enlightening. On their website, HBR offers a management tip of the day. These are short, concise, and practical ideas that you can put into practice and …

If you are new to project management or would like to continually learn what’s new about it, you should definitely listen regularly to project management podcasts. You have a wide array of choices when it comes to these learning resources. Here are some of the best ones around that you …

Many people try project management using Excel spreadsheets. They prefer using Excel because they are already familiar with it. It is simple; it has tables, diagrams, and other ways to view data. However, using spreadsheets has its disadvantages, too. It just can’t give you the whole picture of how the …

Morag Barrett’s book, Cultivate: The Power of Winning Relationships is THE book to use for building and utilizing relationships in the workplace. All of us project management professionals know the secret to success in our industry is forming relationships. Whether members of our team, our vendors, collaborators, or management – we know …

The kickoff meeting of your project is the start of an exciting adventure. As a project manager, you will be leading your team forward with the vision of achieving the goals you have set for the project. To help you get started with your project’s kickoff meeting, here are some …

Are you preparing for your project management certifications? By now, you may already have a good understanding of what project management is. When you manage a project, you apply your knowledge, techniques, skills, and tools to the activities of the project in order to meet its requirements and deliver the …