Archive for June, 2009
Virtual Meetings
Posted by admin in Project Management, Tips and Tricks on June 29th, 2009
The conference room no longer has to be one long, solid wood table filled with people sitting on either side of it, answering questions to the person at the head. Today’s technology has allowed a much more free-flowing work-space, allowing meetings to occur between two people, or two dozen people all in different locations. Those [...]
Windows Apps for the Project Manager
Posted by admin in Project Management on June 26th, 2009
Pen and paper only go so far, dedicated applications to manage your needs are often needed. Since most work spaces run Windows, that’s what this focus is on. Openbench claims to free your projects, ConceptDraw is a soup to nuts solution for project management and work-flow and finally CNET has an extremely comprehensive list of [...]
Template Resources
Posted by LeadPM in Project Management, Tips and Tricks on June 24th, 2009
When managing projects and staff, inventing the wheel isn’t always the best option; sometimes using someone elses wheel can be the fastest, most productive use of your time. Utilizing free or cheap templates to get things done saves time from creating new ones from scratch. Four great resources for this are:
Docstoc
Checkser
Microsoft Office Templates
Creative Commons
Most are [...]
Project Management Styles
Posted by admin in Project Management on June 22nd, 2009
Different projects require different approaches to get jobs accomplished, choosing the right style often means the most efficient and smoothest running jobs, along with happy workers. Styles vary wildly, but how do you choose one? Every business has a chain of command, it’s up to the owners to delegate to managers what to do, and [...]
GTD Tips and Tricks
Posted by admin in Tips and Tricks on June 19th, 2009
Project management is all about assigning tasks and getting things done by a collective group. Getting things done, commonly referred to by it’s acronym, GTD, has quickly evolved into its own specialty area amongst management over the last year or so; the results are an amazing collection of resources. These tips and tricks will help [...]
iPhone Apps for the Project Manager
Posted by LeadPM in Tips and Tricks on June 17th, 2009
Apple’s iPhone has revolutionized how we use a phone, store music and photos on the go, find new places to eat and directions to get there, it’s also revolutionized project management. Never before have so many tools be available for a piece of hardware that’s so easy to take and use on the go. Bright [...]
10 Ways to Get Your Projects Under Control
Posted by LeadPM in General, Project Management, Tips and Tricks on June 15th, 2009
Virtual project management can sometimes lead to extremely real trouble, which is why your job as “online project manager” even exists. Online collaborations can crash into crisis, and with employees in different cities (or even time zones) there are unique challenges involved with web-based project management. Here we look at ten tips for [...]