From the monthly archives:

March 2009

Sales pitch or useful research?

March 30, 2009

Wellingtone have just produced an ‘executive summary’ that’s called ‘Avoiding Project Failure and the Importance of the Skilled Project Manager‘.
I’ve read the document, and frankly, I’m disappointed.
First: an executive summary is normally a summary of something more substantial.  This document stands alone so there is nothing more behind it.
Second:  it uses facts and figures that [...]

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Networking: how do you do it?

March 26, 2009

This month, on my mission to turn you all into Office Goddesses, I spoke to Heather White, CEO of The Magic of Networking Ltd, a coaching, training and consultancy firm packed with experts in corporate and career networking.
Networking is often something women find especially hard to do.  I mean, what’s the point?  It’s all chewing [...]

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For Ada: an interview with Sophie Kain (part two)

March 24, 2009

This is part two of my interview with Sophie Kain, director of Prior Kain Ltd, in honour of Ada Lovelace Day.  Missed the first bit?  Find it here.
One of the biggest issues for programme managers (well, for me) is the transient nature of a team over the lifecycle of work, especially when a programme stretches [...]

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For Ada: an interview with Sophie Kain (part 1)

March 24, 2009

It’s Ada Lovelace Day, and in honour of the great woman here is an interview with a modern great woman in technology, Dr Sophie Kain.  My conversation with Sophie went on a bit, so I’ve split it into two pieces: one for you to read with morning coffee and one for afternoon tea.
Sophie is a [...]

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Watch this space…

March 22, 2009

There’ll be no post tomorrow.
Instead, watch out for the Ada Lovelace Day interview: a two-part interview with Dr Sophie Kain.  You’ll get the first half in the morning in time for coffee break, and the second half after lunch ready for afternoon tea.
At least, that’s how it will pan out if you are on GMT [...]

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Project Challenge: next week

March 20, 2009

Project Challenge is on next week, Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th March.
I’m not going.  Partly because it’s in Birmingham, which isn’t on my doorstep.  Partly because I’m expecting it to be more of the same kind of show that we always see.
There will be exhibitors desperate to sell their training courses and consultancy packages.  There [...]

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Conference slides now online

March 19, 2009

Last month I presented at the International Congress for Project, Programme and Risk Management, a Best Practice User Group event for PRINCE2 Practioners and other related parties.
The slides from the event are now online, so you can see my presentation and download it in .pdf format here.
I spoke about Project Management 2.0.  You can read [...]

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10 tips to overcome Imposter Syndrome

March 16, 2009

You know how you feel when you get a new project or a whole lot more responsibility and suddenly you feel you’re in the wrong job?  You’re not alone – that feeling is Imposter Syndrome.
We all get it, especially women.  Someone says something, or you attend a meeting and it all goes over your head [...]

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You had me at justify

March 12, 2009

I got this T-shirt at the PMI Congress last year from Aaron and the nice people on the Projects@Work stand – Jerry Maguire is one of my favourite films!  But no one gets the project management joke, so I thought I’d share it with you lot.
Get your own at the Gantthead shop.

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Review: ConceptDraw PRO

March 9, 2009

Over the last fortnight I have reviewed ConceptDraw PROJECT and MINDMAP.
The third and final piece in the ConceptDraw Office suite is ConceptDraw PRO.  This, according to the vendor, “is a powerful diagramming and drawing tool that enables users to effectively visualize and communicate information and processes.”
It’s a fancy drawing package, a bit like SmartDraw.
It’s software [...]

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