Take a calming deep breath and maintain focus on the matter at hand. Find your centre and stay balanced, calm, and ready. Now, tell me,...
What my time machine taught me about project contingency
You always learn valuable lessons the hard way. You learn, for example, that beer and ice cream don't mix just as you're about to speak at...
Who’s driving your project management career?
Passionate Pauline is driving down the boulevard in the early morning, whistling to the tune 'Oh Happy Day' with a big smile on her face,...
A reality check for project managers
Are you ignoring reality in your project planning? Insert a reality check in your process when you take your project from planning to...
Implementing an enterprise project management tool
I was looking at my TV remote control the other day and thought to myself, there are about 50 buttons but I only ever really use five of...
The 3 most important numbers in project management
There are three numbers that should be indelibly burned on every sponsor, steering committee member, investment committee member and...
Lifelong learning for project managers
Do you remember when you were younger and the excitement you had when you learned something new? That feeling when you were riding your...
How much is a project manager worth?
I was talking with a few friends the other day about the often delicate subject of pay. One of them is a part-time nurse who is currently...
The language of project management
Improving your project vocabulary isn't just about learning project jargon, it's about making sure you're using the jargon the same way...
Independence and the project manager
So mining magnate Gina Rinehart has failed in her bid to become a media magnate via her shareholdings in Fairfax Media. The current...










