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Let’s talk about your schedule…
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Hello Reader, Let’s talk about your schedule. Is it: A) Calm, realistic and under control No judgement. (At least, not much!) Scheduling is one of those core PM skills that looks simple… until you’re actually doing it. I’ve pulled together my best articles on project scheduling into one place, from estimating and building timelines through to managing slippage and dealing with reality when it hits. You’ll find practical guidance on:
A good schedule is a thinking tool. It shows you where the risk really is and where the pressure will land, and helps you communicate that to other people. If your current plan feels fragile, this is a good time to strengthen it, and here are some resources to help: And if your schedule is genuinely calm and realistic… I’d like to study it please! Have a lovely week. best wishes, Elizabeth |
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I help project professionals get more done with less stress. Having been a project manager for over 20 years, I share tried-and-tested tips that work in the real world, every Tuesday. Join our community of over 15,000 project professionals (and accidental project managers too!).
Hello Reader, Today's the day I'm speaking at a BrightWork webinar about how we can make the best use of AI. AI maturity is accelerating but PM maturity is not. There are rising expectations from AI like portfolio transparency, faster cycles and predictive insights. So why are so many organisations still stuck? The answer isn’t technology, it’s the foundations underneath it. AI doesn’t fix broken processes; it amplifies them. In this session we’ll challenge the assumption that the answer to...
Hello Reader, Quick one: I'm speaking at a BrightWork webinar next Tuesday and wanted to invite you along. It's called Stop Automating Project Management Chaos: Why AI rewards organisations that already have their house in order, and it's about something I keep seeing play out: businesses put money into AI tools expecting better visibility and decision-making, but if the underlying project data is fragmented, reporting is inconsistent and governance is weak, AI doesn't fix that... it just...
Hello Reader, You might have heard that the PMP exam is changing later this week. And if you've already got your PMP certification or have zero plans to do it, you might wonder why that is news. Honestly, it's not really, because unless you are mid-way through your exam prep this change won't affect you in any day-to-day way. However, it is interesting to see how PMI thinks the work that project managers do is changing. Questions across the PMP certification domains will be split like this...