7 tips on professional development
A year of intense professional development I just completed a review of my activities completed in the past year. I am happy and proud of the results. I have done a lot in 12 months. I must say it has been a mix of being pushed and choosing on my own to excel and...Project Management Video – The Expert
This is an excellent project management video. The video is presenting an important problem that happens unfortunately too often. Key mistakes that can destroy a project Bad leadership from executive Leadership, if badly used, can be the biggest source of problems and...
7 tips to prepare for an interview
The job search project Searching for a job is always an interesting journey. It is rare that we are an expert in the job search process. While it is true that we no longer stay in the same job or organization for our whole career, searching for a new job is still is...winning support for your project
Beyond the project plan Here’s an interesting question. After all, even if you are an expert on the subject of your project and have developed a very good and comprehensive plan, you may still hit bumps. At some point, you will note that something is missing....
Project Leadership Coach – Discover Susanne Madsen
Project Leadership Project Managers often come from a technical background. And then project management methodologies make them focus on intellectual activities such as planning, tasks, milestones, events, etc. However, it is not sufficient to manage a project team....
Project Management Video – How to Slay the Dragon of Work Chaos
Project Management Video Interesting project management video can be found on YouTube. Here is video in which AtTask discusses work chaos. Software development and test/QA teams are under tremendous pressure in organizations forced to do more with less. Distributed...
Projects and operations in project-based organizations
Projects and operations Project management is often viewed in opposition of operations. It is also important to know and understand projects and operations in the context of project-based organizations. But let’s start with the classic view...
Defining project success
Question of the day Here is a question on project management that I read today. It immediately caught my attention. Do you understand what success looks like before starting, or do you get stuck in and work it out as you go? Project success is of course what all...
Guest Post: Planning Project Human Resource Management
In creating your staffing management plan, be sure you understand the constraints that imposed on your access to human resources.
PMP Study Plan – The final blitz and the exam
Study plan I have been studying intensively for the Project Management Professional (PMP) exam since mid-December. I had this plan to obtain my PMP for about 2 years. I started in August to accelerate my PMP study plan. The first step was to read completely PMBOK,...
Manage your career and resume actively
Your career is a key project Managing your career and your resume actively is an interesting exercise. It should be viewed as the most important project in your personal portfolio of projects. Why? Because the world of stable employment for decades in the same...
Project-Aria and Project Management on Twitter
Presence on Twitter This website is of course the main platform for Project-Aria. However, I am also actively participating on Twitter. If you are on Twitter, and interested in Project Management on Twitter, take a look! You can find Project-Aria on twitter at the...
The PMP study plan – the exhaustion phase
The PMP Study Plan I am starting 2014 with an intense focus on this project: to obtain my PMP certification. So intense that it is pushing many other project aside, including publishing many posts here on the website. They just stay there, in draft. Hopefully, I...
Study time for the PMP exam
Last blitz of study I am on my final study weeks to take the PMP certification exam. Many websites out there gives advice and tips on how to obtain the PMP certification. You can often read the following key steps to pass the exam: Read the PMBOK: Done! Find an online...
