Tag Archives: project management

Kanban boards took the world by storm, twice. The first time, Kanban conquered the manufacturing and professional worlds, as people sought to copy Toyota’s stunning supply line efficiency. The methodology is powerful, allows for self organization, and is far more responsive to the business environment than traditional top down planning …

Agile is the trendy project management method of today. More and more companies are adopting agile methods and projects, either outright or as a part of the playbook. Whether you’re an agile project manager or just looking for an edge, here are some tips for agile project management. Don’t Manage …

There are a lot of people out there touting secrets for better project management. Acronyms abound. Websites offering courses all over the internet promise you a better skill set, for a price. Here’s the secret. Empathy. Your team is not a cluster of machines. They’re people. With human foibles, shortcomings, …

Every team has one, eventually. The disgruntled employee. The surly one. The guy with the bad attitude. The bad apple. How do you deal with the bad apple? He can turn your entire team into a toxic place if left unchecked! Here are three steps to take. Talk to him. …

Communication between team members does’t show up on a Gantt chart. It doesn’t get you words of praise from the big boys upstairs. It doesn’t have the same kind of attractiveness as other subjects in project management. But it is crucial to getting to delivery. If your team is not …

Today’s world has so many distractions. You have five minutes in between tasks, and quickly (and surreptitiously) pull up YouTube…only to wonder afterwards where the last 45 minutes have gone. Now you’re off track, you feel bad, and you’re pressured. How do you stay focused on what needs to be …

Project management isn’t just for the workplace. Everyone can benefit from using project management principles for their personal lives, too. Here are some project management principles for personal projects. Define the goals and scope of the project before it starts. “I want to become more fit” is a great goal, …