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The case against multitasking

It is true that project management requires us to wear many different hats, but we do not need to continually multitask. PM Oracles puts forth the case against multitasking.

June 2, 2015

Managing

Why project managers need deadlines (and vice versa)

Deadlines need project managers to recognise them, and to act accordingly. But do they represent an archaic way of managing a schedule? asks editor Adeline Teoh.

February 22, 2013

Blogs

Project management software review: LiquidPlanner

If you haven’t heard of LiquidPlanner, it’s essentially a down-to-earth approach to scheduling and project management. The magic is in its planning philosophy: scheduling tasks based on priority, not deadlines. User Alek Mlynek reviews this planning and scheduling tool.

June 20, 2012

Tools

Project manager to the rescue

How many of you have found yourself facing the challenge of being too busy to complete anything, or know a project manager who has? It feels like you have a million tasks to do and your list of priorities changes by the minute. Your stakeholders are on your back, the pressure is mounting and that light at the end of the tunnel is fading fast.

July 14, 2011