From the monthly archives:

October 2009

It’s Equal Pay Day!

October 30, 2009

The Equality Bill is still – yawn – going through Parliament. And while I’m not a huge fan, the Bill does include reforms on equal pay laws, and that I support. Who wouldn’t want more money? Seriously though, the statistics are shocking: 39% of male project managers earn over £50k, but only 19% of female [...]

How to travel for work

October 28, 2009

This entry is part 11 of 13 in the series Office Goddess

Don’t arrive hot and bothered. It’s OK to take off your coat and jacket on public transport. Honestly, you don’t have to sit there baking, although people on the Tube seem to think there are laws against undressing.* Know where you are going. That means maps! And/or an accurate postcode for GPS. Plus phone number [...]

Video diary: Congress highlights

October 26, 2009

This video has highlights from all three days: bits I couldn’t fit into the daily diaries from the PMI Global Congress North America in Orlando this month. Enjoy!

Book review: Project Manager Street Smarts: A real world guide to PMP skills

October 23, 2009

Not being a PMP I wasn’t sure what this book would offer. The introduction says this book is not a PMP study guide, so what was it? However, from the first few pages it was clear that it was a hands-on guide to the skills you need to put everything you learned for the PMP [...]

Lazy Giveaway: last few days

October 21, 2009

Let me guess: you’re adopting Peter Taylor’s ‘lazy’ project management principles and not doing anything until you really have to. Or you have done a forward pass and a backward pass through your tasks for this month using critical path method, and having calculated the float for each you realised that you could leave this [...]

Meeting Greg Balestro, PMI CEO

October 19, 2009

“It’s really an exciting time for project management despite the economy,” says Greg Balestrero, CEO of PMI, as we sit around the board room table. “There’s a shift towards executing that we haven’t seen before.” It’s the final day at the PMI Global Congress in Orlando, and Greg seems very happy about how the event [...]

Video diary: PMI Congress Day 3

October 13, 2009

I have found one of the lost pens, and had a great time at the Universal Studios reception tonight!

Video diary: Day 2 of PMI Congress

October 12, 2009

This video is about 5 minutes long, but it takes a while to stream. Please be patient!

Live from the PMI Global Congress! Day 1

October 11, 2009

Orlando here we come!

October 7, 2009

I’m busy preparing for the PMI North America Congress in a few days, at which me and my fellow PMI New Media Council members will be presenting on social media and why it’s important for project managers. Hopefully I’ll be able to blog direct from Congress, so watch this space for updates and maybe I’ll [...]

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