Elon Musk has had lots of success over the years and there is lots he can teach us about how to do projects better. In this article we will look at some of the principles that Elon Musk uses to get stuff done. After a brief introduction on who Elon Musk is the article will […]
As a virtual project manager, you won’t be onsite ensuring the smooth running of the project on a day to day basis. You will be working remotely, ensuring the smooth running of the project, from afar. In order to do that, you have to have certain key skills: Leadership. The ability to motivate your team […]
In this article, you will see why your project will get cancelled and what you can do about it. You will learn the importance of linking projects to the company strategy. You will also see what to do at the start of a project to reduce the risk of having a cancelled project. By the […]
In this article, you will see the best way to increase the chance of getting your project funded. This approach has five steps and each step is in turn broken down and explained. By the end of this article, you will have a 5 step approach to work through on your project. If you take […]
Why do projects exist? More often than not projects exist to solve a particular problem. The key to an excellent project proposal that gets funded is to understand the problem. In this article, I go through the 4 steps to a great project proposal. By following these four steps you will get your project off […]
In this article I will explain who the business analyst is. I will show how good business analysts make project management easy. Finally I will cover the four things that a business analyst does does. These four things make a big difference to the success or failure of the project. To better understand the role […]
There is one person who can make the biggest difference to the success or failure of a project. This person is not the project manager. Nor is it the project owner. The person who can make the biggest difference is the project champion. But who are they? In this article I will explain who the […]
The project sponsor is the owner of the project and they can make or break a project. So it is important that as project managers you know how work with a project sponsor. In this article I will help you understand more about the project sponsor. The first thing we will cover is who the […]
In this article, I will describe the job of a project manager. At first, I use a real world comparison to give you an idea of the role that they do. Then I cover the four main things that a project manager does when running a project. This very basic overview should give you a […]
This video is all about the very basics of project management. From what a project is through to how to tell if something is a project or not. Also included is what project management is as well as the three things that project managers use to manage a project. This video is a summary of […]
In this article, I will cover the very basics of project management. I will first explain why it is important to understand the basics. Then I will cover what a project and then how to tell if something is a project or not. I will move on to cover what project management is. I will […]
Sometimes on a new project I will have people who are taking part in their first ever project. Your first project can be quite a daunting experience. To help these team members I have created an introduction to project management slideshow. I have decided to share the slideshow here to help you or members of […]
I often get asked particularly by friends and family “So what exactly do you do?” When I proudly tell them that I am a project manager I receive blank looks. They are none the wiser. I then have to explain what project management is before they begin to understand what it is that I do. […]