The Pragmatic Project Manager
The Pragmatic Project Manager
New blog entries at cyberlis.com/blog
We have two new blog entries at cyberlis.com/blog for you to check out!
Show Me the Money! - which is about the difference between
accrued versus cost accounting and how it impacts your EMV.
Enjoy!
By S. Rosalind Baker, BSc, JD, PMP, Pragmatic Project Manager
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The new cyberlis.com
This week I wanted to take the opportunity to let you know about some changes with the corporate site!
Our corporate site is now hosted on SharePoint with Office 365. You can check out the site at www.cyberlis.com. Overall I am very pleased
with what Microsoft has done with their public site templates for SharePoint 2013. They are clean which is what I was going for from a site design perspective.
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Just Do It!
Over the course of my career, I've garnered a reputation for "getting it done". That's lovely. But I have always wondered what that meant. I'm not really that special. So I ask
myself what is it that I do that ensures that the work gets done where others have failed?
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This is really interesting...
April Fools!
I'm actually taking the holiday weekend off...
See you next week!
Order's Up!
Have you ever actually paid attention to your food server while at a restaurant? I do all the time because I have a heavy respect for those who work in the food service industry. Tips were my
source of survival while I was going to university.
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I can't take it anymore...
Coping with stress. It's an important skill for a project manager to master. A project manager who can't cope with stress will end up in a situation where they can no longer function in their
role. If you love what you do and want to be a PM for the long haul, you need to sort this out.
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Don't bug me....
Software is never buggy.
Ok. Now that you've finished wiping up the beverage that just snorted onto your monitor, we can look at this topic a little more seriously.
This blog has moved to our new Office 365 platform. If you would like to read the rest of this article, you can do so at the new location here.
By S. Rosalind Baker, BSc, JD, PMP, Pragmatic Project Manager
Do as I say...
If you want to succeed as a project manager, you need to understand that you can't do it all on your own, nor should you. Effective delegation is one of the trickiest skills for a new PM to
master. If you do it right, you end up with a stronger team. If done poorly, folks will be throwing darts at your effigy when your back is turned.
To begin, let's get some obvious w's (and an h) out of the way.
Oh and if these aren't ridiculously obvious to you ...
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The Seven Deadly Sins of Project Management
Don't panic, I'm not getting all religious on you, but I thought it would be fun this week to do a fun thought experiment with a very well known archetype.
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If you check out the wiki on the Seven Deadly Sins, you will find that they have evolved many times over the
years. I decided to go with Pope Gregory I / Dante's version and try to relate this allegory to the problems of modern Project Managers.
Here's Dante's List:
- Luxuria (also known ...
Trust me...
How many times have you heard that one?
Trust is a tricky thing for a project manager. Once we have been burnt enough times, we learn not to trust so easily. We approach new teams and situations with more wariness. We follow up
instead of assuming something was done on time and to specifications. But when we to get to know a team well enough to trust them and to gain their trust, things to go much more smoothly
indeed.
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Blogger Bio
I am a successful PMP certified project manager who has been running IT projects since 1999. I have a background in law which not only informs much of what I do but has also provided me with a unique perspective on my chosen profession.
