In an ideal world, the business analyst and project manager work seamlessly together to help the business achieve the most valuable solution.
The ideal world rarely happens.
Change is coming
Very soon you will come to pmStudent.com and see a new look.
This layout has worked well for over a year now, but it’s time for some changes.
A few of the key enhancements in design and functionality I’m looking towards are:
Improved ability to see what’s relevant to you immediately when visiting the home page.
Enhanced discussion capabilities, [...]
Project leader? (Is he doomed?)
At the Wacipi – It’s great fun, and the kids really love it. My wife noticed my oldest son doing what he normally does in large groups of kids… Displaying some of the traits of a project leader.
Let me explain.
Agile Project Manager Confessions, Pecha Kucha Style
Whenever I tell people that I am both a PMP and an Agilist, many look at me as if this had to be some deep, dark secret.
How could one study and practice a formal project management methodology and also use Agile?
New Project Manager: How to screw up in the first 60 days
So you ask yourself one important question.
How can I really screw this up?
Yes, we all want to charge in and make a mess of things. But what’s the best way to go about it without taking forever? How can you create chaos and bad will in the first 60 days?
Why Project Management
The scope is highly technical, the schedule is tight and the budget must be parsimoniously managed. With so many aspects to balance all at once, how is it that we have come to be the project manager of this endeavor.
Why?
Did you choose to study the discipline of project management and make a career out of [...]
How to get involved with project management organizations (video)
Project management organizations can be a great resource for new project managers or even aspiring project managers who are just learning project management.
New project manager? Twitter can help: #FTPM
For a new project manager Twitter can have a purpose. Check out this new hash tag, and how you don’t even need to have a Twitter account to take advantage of this.
Interview preparation makes for great conversation
Come along with me on this recap of the great interview you just had, and how your preparation made it rock. You made them laugh, you made them cry…
You made them remember you.
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