Herding Cats: Project Management as a Skill Set for Any Career
Project management is a career choice, but it’s also a skillset that can be developed to help you with your work and to get noticed at your organization. Dawn Moore shares some practical methods to manage projects to advance your career.
Prove It To Improve It!
Innovation is exciting, but also expensive and very easy to get wrong. John Beauchamp encourages credit unions to innovate, while also remembering to take it slow and prove the worth of the investment before diving in headfirst.
Benefits of Utilizing Project Management Practices for Credit Unions
Testing new project management practices can open up the door to better results and more efficient teams, says Daniel Kreuger.
So I’m Thinking of Starting a Project
Project Coordinator Daniel Kreuger shares strategies for keeping your project organized, on track, and—most importantly—aligned with the original purpose of the project.
What’s in a Project Specification?
Technical Writer Karen Sorensen shares some behind the scenes insight on creating project specifications, what goes into determining those specs, and the outcome those specs can have on other projects.
The Challenges of Managing a Remote Team
After years of successfully managing a remote team, Lorie Morse shares some of the biggest challenges she faced, how she overcame them, and how you can make sure your remote employees thrive.
An Engineer, a Designer, and a Business Manager Walk into a Bar…
When it comes to balancing engineering with design and business management, the best approach may be the most challenging: cooperation. Esteban Camargo describes the varying perspectives of the development process and why no one viewpoint should stand above the rest.
Slow Down to Speed Up
When taking on a new project, we often get all too excited to speed ahead toward the finish line. But without knowing where we’re going, speed hinders progress, argues Mike Warren.
Managing Third-Party Projects – You’re Probably the Pig!
When arranging a project between third-parties, who’s in charge of ensuring your goals are met? If you’ve ever had a project not go the way you hoped, you may not have realized that you were the project manager!
