looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com
The Corner Cube PM: Getting to Know the Stakeholders
http://looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com/2011/07/getting-to-know-stakeholders.html
The Corner Cube PM. Smile, take a deep breath, and go at it again! Monday, July 25, 2011. Getting to Know the Stakeholders. There are many reasons why you should Identify Stakeholder. Early in the project life cycle. Most important reason is that, your stakeholders can influence the direction of the project. Based on the information that they share with you or the things that they say to other people, your project is impacted by them. Alice in customer support team. How do they respond to questions?
looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com
The Corner Cube PM: May 2011
http://looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com/2011_05_01_archive.html
The Corner Cube PM. Smile, take a deep breath, and go at it again! Monday, May 30, 2011. Meet the Project Manager. The Project Manager comes into the picture when she is selected and later on authorise to start the project work. She starts to be functional once the Project Charter is born. So, who is this person that people rely on to ensure the smooth flowing of a project which leads to satisfactory delivery to the delight of the client? What is she made of? A PM should always able to keep her emotion u...
looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com
The Corner Cube PM: Have a Kit-Kat ;-)
http://looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com/2011/07/have-kit-kat.html
The Corner Cube PM. Smile, take a deep breath, and go at it again! Tuesday, July 26, 2011. Have a Kit-Kat ;-). Let’s take a break and enjoy few project management proverbs, humour, whatever you call them… ;-). Nothing is impossible for the person who doesn't have to do it. A user is somebody who tells you what they want the day you give them what they asked for. What you don't know hurts you. The conditions attached to a promise are forgotten, only the promise is remembered. More of Hajar's books. Gather...
looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com
The Corner Cube PM: December 2011
http://looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com/2011_12_01_archive.html
The Corner Cube PM. Smile, take a deep breath, and go at it again! Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Hone Skills in Communicating. It is well known that project managers spend most of their time communicating. We communicate to get things done, to resolve issues, negotiating for payment milestones, presenting the values behind a certain change, and so on. We communicate with different type of people too. Some are easy to deal with, whilst others are trickier. Some are even difficult people. Links to this post.
looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com
The Corner Cube PM: Types of Estimating Techniques
http://looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com/2011/07/types-of-estimating-techniques.html
The Corner Cube PM. Smile, take a deep breath, and go at it again! Monday, July 25, 2011. Types of Estimating Techniques. In project management, we will be doing estimates for time and cost. There are few techniques that can be used to perform estimating. Estimate is a quantitative assessment of the likely amount or outcome. It should always include some indication of accuracy (e.g., plus/minus x percent). Estimating is done on individual work package of the WBS and rolled-up to get the total estimate fo...
looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com
The Corner Cube PM: Change. What happens when it happens.
http://looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com/2011/06/change-what-happens-when-it-happens.html
The Corner Cube PM. Smile, take a deep breath, and go at it again! Tuesday, June 14, 2011. Change. What happens when it happens. Changes will occur anytime during project execution. A change that happens can be related to resources, schedule and/or scope of the project. Every time a change happens, it has to be managed across the famous triple constraint. These constraints are usually depicted as a triangle. A change could be either a corrective action, a preventive action, a defect repair or an update.
looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com
The Corner Cube PM: Hone Skills in Communicating
http://looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com/2011/12/hone-skills-in-communicating.html
The Corner Cube PM. Smile, take a deep breath, and go at it again! Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Hone Skills in Communicating. It is well known that project managers spend most of their time communicating. We communicate to get things done, to resolve issues, negotiating for payment milestones, presenting the values behind a certain change, and so on. We communicate with different type of people too. Some are easy to deal with, whilst others are trickier. Some are even difficult people. I am a seasoned blog...
looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com
The Corner Cube PM: January 2011
http://looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com/2011_01_01_archive.html
The Corner Cube PM. Smile, take a deep breath, and go at it again! Saturday, January 1, 2011. Another few hours to the end of the first day of the new year. But it’s still not to let to wish everyone a very happy new year! May this year be more prosperous and more exciting with lots of happiness, love and money! All the best everyone! Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I am a firm believer of keeping things as simple as possible; as long as it works. I work and live in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com
The Corner Cube PM: Tips on Handling a Problem Team Member on your Project
http://looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com/2011/07/tips-on-handling-problem-team-member-on.html
The Corner Cube PM. Smile, take a deep breath, and go at it again! Monday, July 25, 2011. Tips on Handling a Problem Team Member on your Project. By Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP –. I did not call you back because you never left me a message.". I did not forget our meeting; my admin did not put it on my calendar.". My office may look messy, but leave it alone. I have a system and I know where everything is located.". What kinds of chaos surround this person? So what's a project manager to do? Create a simple...
looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com
The Corner Cube PM: August 2011
http://looneypuffpmp.blogspot.com/2011_08_01_archive.html
The Corner Cube PM. Smile, take a deep breath, and go at it again! Friday, August 5, 2011. Certification is Irrelevant to Reality. The certification does not make you a better project manager. But it provides you the base to become. A better project manager. And this can only happen if you use and tailor the knowledge you have collected properly to your own environment. Any certifications or degrees provides us the knowledge. It is up to us how we use the knowledge for our purposes and improvements.
SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT