You walk into the waiting room, nervous, anxious, ready to get the testing over with. Why am I so nervous? Why are they wanding me down with a metal detector? "Put all your belongings in the locker, please." "Can I see your I.D." Yes, you…
There’s no getting around this fact: Successful project management involves utilizing an accurate and efficient system for tracking time spent on project related tasks. Benefits of effective time tracking include: ► Understanding of the effort expended per task ► Usefulness as a planning tool for…
Naomi CE Wilson Consulting, LLC Project Consultant and Project Coordinator Celebrating You! This month, we celebrate Naomi as she celebrates her birth month. We appreciate all the hard work and dedication she gives to her projects, her team and her family. A phenomenal woman. About Naomi: I…
Far too often, the value of good project management is underestimated because there is a misperception that outsourcing such services is a needless overhead expense that should be avoided; in reality, however, there are many benefits to using the services of a skilled and experienced…
Do you have your QR code? Do you even know what a QR code is? This week's post in the Technology Thursday series will highlight this technology. This isn’t your standard grocery store bar code image. It looks similar to a traditional barcode but it’s more than that. …
Consider this: you have the responsibility for hiring someone to manage a mission critical project in your department; the stakes are high and you cannot afford to make a misstep. Compounding the issue is the fact that you haven’t hired a project manager before. So,…
Yes! Blogging is useful in Project Management. We've only recently started blogging and have enjoyed sharing our post and discovering other bloggers. We've found many of you project management gurus who use blogging to share your project management knowledge and experience. For those who enjoy…
Welcome to part 4 of our Technology Thursday series. In part 3 I shared one of my favorite MS Project Tips and Tricks, The Timeline View. As we continue our technology series, this week I'm sharing tips on MS Project Shortcut Keys. More tips to…
As we gear up for the doors of 2014 to slide open at the stroke of 12 o'clock, here are 2 things you all can take with you. 1. Stick with the plan for things YOU are meant to achieve. Trying to live out other…
Good communication is critical to successful project management. Not every project will come neatly packaged with harmonious interactions, clearly understood objectives and stakeholders who recall a set of events exactly as you do. The bottom line is that conflicts, misunderstandings and selective memories will occur…