When I look down at my To Do list some days, I notice that maybe a third to a half of my actual assignments are someone else’s. I find it sort of funny to think, “have I become that person who? AM I A PAIN?”
It’s okay, I’ve gotten over those feelings, but it hasn’t been without some experience to find out that following up with people and holding them accountable for their own work is part of the job in project management.
I recently gave my “Project Management for Humans (No Robots Allowed)” talk at Web Design Day in Pittsburgh.
I loved Pittsburgh. I have not been there in a really long time, and was really impressed by the city. But, really, I was most impressed by what seemed to be a really friendly, passionate web community. These guys showed up for a full day event on a Saturday and stayed engaged all day long. The (other) speakers were great, so I guess that wasn’t too hard to do! Continue reading
We just completed a project with the most aggressive timeline I have ever had the pleasure to plan and manage. It would have been a complete displeasure had everything not gone so well. It might not sound so rough in writing, but we designed and deployed a blog for a brand new client in under 10 days.
Two days after launch, I am sitting at my desk, going back to the site to make sure we didn’t miss something, thinking “what happened here?” or “how did we pull it off?” Here’s why I think we did it: Continue reading
It’s true. I love the movies, the music and the television of the 80s. I even make references every once in a while.
In fact…I just let one of those references creep in to my work. Check out my latest article, Save Ferris!, which was posted today on Cognition. The article is about how we handle the challenges that work throws at us, and how it affects our attitudes. I’d say I’m a Cameron about 20% of my work week and a Ferris the rest. I’m a Ferris at home, for sure. How about you? Are you a Cameron or a Ferris? Comment on Cognition!
I just wrote an article about connecting with your clients over at Projects at Work, which is a great site for project management professionals. There is a lot of great content published on the site (ahem), and there is the capability to connect with other project managers. They just redesigned, and I think the site has a lot of promise. So, check it out and register for an account!
The article is all about what I do to make sure I am keeping up my end of the deal, project management-wise and having fun on the job, meeting new people (clients) and just being myself. It’s not an easy thing to do, but it can be accomplished. Please check it out!
I’ve got a couple more article to be published outside of this blog. I’ll mention them here when they’re published.
