From the monthly archives:

April 2010

Lean, Six Sigma and Project Management together

April 28, 2010

I attended my first PMI UK Chapter meeting recently and the topic was Lean Six Sigma and Project Management: A Marriage Made in Heaven? I’m not sure what marriage had to do with it, but the presenter, Ishai Perelman, PMP, Master Black Belt and a senior managing consultant with Pcubed, certainly pointed out the links [...]

Giveaway: Business Etiquette book

April 21, 2010

I have a copy of Business Etiquette: 101 Ways to Conduct Business With Charm & Savvy to give away. I quoted the author, Ann Marie Sabath, last week in a post about how to be taken seriously at work. And getting your general office etiquette right is a step on the path to being a [...]

Inside PRINCE2: Extreme Weather exam tips

April 19, 2010

This entry is part 4 of 11 in the series Inside PRINCE2

What’s new?

April 16, 2010

Easter was a busy long weekend – as you can see I have updated the graphics on the blog. I thought it was time, I’d been using variants of the original design for 4 years and while I loved it, I wanted something original. I was very lucky to have worked with Anne Keenan Higgins [...]

Power of Slow giveaway winner!

April 14, 2010

Congratulations to Pamela, from Virginia, who was the first name out of the hat for a copy of Christine Hohlbaum’s excellent book, The Power of Slow. If you missed out, you can buy a copy on Amazon here.

6 More tips for getting taken seriously at work

April 12, 2010

Last month I wrote an article for The Glass Hammer on being taken seriously at work. I was surprised at the feedback I got and at how many people worry about not being considered a serious player in the office. Young women seem to suffer the most – at least, I’m most aware of it [...]

Easter break

April 3, 2010

It’s Easter, so I’m taking a week off. I’ll be back on 12 April. Have a great week, and don’t eat too much chocolate!

PM News Round-up (yes, again already!)

April 2, 2010

It really is a busy Spring for project management. Here’s another round-up of the latest news. New qualification for NGO Project Managers APMG is launching a new qualification aimed at project managers working in the development sector later this month. Called, PMD Pro (Project Management in Development Professional), it was successfully piloted in South Africa [...]