by Elizabeth Harrin | Nov 25, 2021 | Skills
The weather is the talk of the office. The heatwave is one good reason to work long hours – at least we have air conditioning which makes life bearable. The top temperatures are water-cooler subjects: is it 34 degrees outside or 33? Frankly it’s too hot, but it has...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Sep 3, 2021 | How To, Skills, This article contains affiliate links.
Your new project was approved for funding. That in itself is a huge step. You wouldn’t believe the number of project managers I speak to on mentoring calls who struggle to get their budget approved. You can’t do much on a project without some funding behind you....
by Elizabeth Harrin | Aug 30, 2021 | Skills
Risks matter. Stuff happens on projects, and if the worst happens, it’s better to know about it in advance. That’s the point of risk management: thinking about what might go wrong before it does, so you can put a plan together to deal with it if it does. There’s a lot...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Jul 22, 2021 | Skills
What is hybrid project management? Hybrid project management is a trending topic at the moment. It refers to the tailoring of the project management approach in use to deliver work. Instead of rigidly adhering to a waterfall (predictive) or Agile (iterative) method,...
by Elizabeth Harrin | Jul 7, 2021 | Glossary, issues, reporting, risks, Skills, This article contains affiliate links.
Risk management is a staple skill of project managers. As the project environments we work in get more and more complex, with greater levels of uncertainty and more transformative, disruptive projects, being able to deal with risk remains top of the list of desirable...
by Stefan Wolpers | Jul 5, 2021 | Agile and Scrum, Agile Transition, Scrum Master, Skills, Tuckman model, Visualization
Scrum Master Skills: Visualizing the Tuckman Model “A picture is worth a thousand words.” Probably, we have all heard that piece of wisdom before. In my experience, having some — even rudimentary — sketching or drawing capabilities is an essential Scrum Master skill....
