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Is Project Management for You?

Is Project Management for You?

08/18/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project management, project management advice, project management career, project manager

Considering a career in project management or know someone who is considering such a move? Are you ready? Are they ready? And what does it actually mean to be ready? What steps do you need to take to get to that point? Other things to consider… Are you being thrust into the role, or do […]

Cutting Corners to Get the Project Done

Cutting Corners to Get the Project Done

08/11/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project management advice, project management best practices, project management software

Ever had one of those projects where you were tempted to skip best practices, the usual processes and templates and just do it your way to get it done? It may be a very short term project, a very low dollar project, a project flying way under the radar, a project where the customer is […]

Know How Long it Should Take

Know How Long it Should Take

11/19/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: estimating projects, how long it should take, project management advice

This concept works no matter which side of the fence you’re on – it’s just good sound advice. I was once being courted for a tech management position for an Iowa-based company that had to be stuck in one of the most boring non-tech industries in America…so the actual IT department was rather small. The […]

The Perils of Always Saying Yes

The Perils of Always Saying Yes

05/21/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: project client, project leader, project management advice, project manager responsibility

Being generally agreeable is a good thing. Being easy to work with – also a good thing. Being flexible is a good thing. Having a very positive attitude…definitely a very good thing. Always saying “Yes.” Think of all the problems that can bring you. I remember when my wife and I were first dating and […]

10 Common Project Management Mistakes and How to Correct Them

10 Common Project Management Mistakes and How to Correct Them

11/28/2012 by PM Hut Tags: project management advice, project management best practices, project management mistakes, project management process

By Michael Stanleigh PM Hut We have undertaken global research of hundreds of project management organizations around the world to determine their best practices in project management and through this process have identified 10 common problems. If you correct them, you’ll increase your success with projects. 1. Running Projects That Don’t Fit with the Strategic […]

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