“We’re project managers: we’re not politicians.” I find myself saying this quite a lot during training workshops and seminars, as participants over-interpret the brief I present them with. I want them to focus on basic management principles. But then, of…
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Part of our new monthly interview series where we profile entrepreneurs, innovators, business leaders and project managers. Our goal is to bring in people from a diverse range of industries and backgrounds to explore different roles and challenges in leadership and project management. Steven Kravac…
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Excel is a go-to tool many people use to manage projects. It can almost be fun adding tasks and to-do items row-by-row when you’re starting out a project. Almost. There are many good project uses for Excel, of course, but…
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In the latest rankings on Gartner’s influential business software ranking site GetApp, ProjectManager.com is honored to be ranked #1 in Project & Portfolio Management (PPM). The SaaS project management & collaboration tool also ranked highly in three other categories: project management, project…
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Our mission as editors is to give you the best place to find the articles, training videos and resources on project management, leadership, productivity, collaboration and other topics that you need to help you work smarter every day. In the past year, we’ve made…
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It’s Spring here in Austin, TX. The bluebonnets are in bloom, pollen is in the air, and we’ve been busy. We wanted to share some updates you might have missed. We’ve had a busy couples of months working on the…
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Today project managers need to think beyond the project. It’s not just about deadlines and budget (though they’re still of crucial importance,) but now project leaders must also have a view of the “big picture.” You have to communicate effectively…
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Watch Jennifer Bridges, PMP, and learn the tips you’ll need get the attention you deserve as a project manager when being reviewed by a client. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: 5 Tips to Ace…
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What are the differences between a project planner and a project manager? Jennifer Bridges, PMP, defines each role in this short tutorial video. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: Project Planner vs Project Manager The origin…
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January 2015 saw many areas on the East Coast of the United States brought to a standstill by up to 30 inches of snowfall. The Boston Globe reported that the economic fallout of that blizzard could exceed $1bn in a…
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For the most part, when you say the words project management and innovation in the same sentence, you get blank stares and head-scratching. This is often driven by the outdated view of project management as a rigid framework for command…
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Do you need to be certified as a project manager? If you are serious about managing projects as a career then that is definitely a question you’ll be asking yourself at some point. But many other people find themselves in…
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One of project management’s greatest gifts is that it allows the project-driven organization to create a framework for decision making within a project and, hopefully, within an organization. As more and more organizations are becoming project-driven, the need to ensure…
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