I remember my first project. I was working for my first company and was shadowing under a more seasoned architect. I was assigned to do QA testing for an existing implementation. For hours. But slowly, she brought me forward and…
Zen and the Art of Happiness at Work
If you’ve ever read about the practice of Zen, you’ve probably thought about how it applies mostly to your home life rather than your work life. Joelle Steiniger, writing at medium.com, makes a really wonderful point: Where’s the logic in…
Project Schedule Planning and Client Expectations
Marian Haus of PMI notes ten common pitfalls which can befall a project when performing schedule planning. Here are a couple that caught my eye. 4. Overly ambitious schedule: Everyone wants to please the customer, but an aggressive schedule can…
Boosting Your Worth at Work
As a PMP, you know you’re already doing important work. You manage projects from start to finish. You wrangle resources. You (try to) make deadlines and work within budgetary constraints. Hopefully your organization sees your value and rewards you for…
Portfolio Management
There’s a bit of confusion regarding the difference betwixt Portfolio Managers and Program Managers & Project Managers. The roles do interact to some degree but they are certainly different. First off, let’s define a Portfolio. It is a group of…