Social networks and projects in a dynamic environment
Emergency preparedness and response coordination is a multi-organisational effort, where a shared goal, that is, warning, evacuation and recovery, is heavily interdependent. When an extreme event...
View ArticleWhen a project manager leaves the office
A serious condition is spreading like fireweed across the project management sector. The symptoms include glazed-over eyes, droopy shoulders, cramped hands, aversion to natural lighting, and a...
View Article3 communication apps for project managers
Communication is an essential component of any project and for project managers there are plenty of ways to bring those soft skills onto hardware like the Apple iPad. Ian Sharpe, is a principal...
View ArticleNew frontier to explore at AIPM conference
The Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) will once again welcome a number of distinguished keynote presenters and project management practitioners to its annual conference, this year...
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Survey to reveal attitudes on project management progress
Project Manager online’s 2013 Professional Project Management survey will, in its second year, focus on how attitudes have changed towards project management professionalism and education. “Last year...
View ArticleContributing to professional project associations
How do professional associations form you may ask? What do they deliver? Professional organisations often start from a small group of individuals who are looking for opportunities to talk with others...
View Article5 ways project managers use power
Have you ever looked at someone in power and wondered: ‘how did they get there?’ Is there some special power gene that makes certain people rise to the top of the power hierarchy, but not others? In a...
View ArticleBrand management for project contractors
It’s official: Growth in contingent labour now outstrips growth in permanent employment. Numerous reports and studies such as those conducted by the likes of Emergent Research, Hudson, Information...
View ArticleNetworking and visibility techniques for project contractors
Do not expect work to come to you. It’s a competitive marketplace and you need to be proactive to secure the next contract. Being a project contractor or independent professional (IPro) is much like...
View ArticleMarketing and skills development for project workers
Often you only have five minutes for a potential client to decide your future. How will you set yourself apart from the pack? As a project worker, or independent professional (IPro) it’s important to...
View ArticleIf it looks like a project manager
What does a project manager look like? The way you answer this question might just show up some unconscious biases. My cousin made a startling revelation the other day—she’s moved from a career in...
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How project workers market your organisation
The importance of good relations with your contingent workforce is about more than the opportunity to retain talent within your business. The transient nature of their work means project workers and...
View ArticlePeople, placement, project managers
You already know that networking is key to a career in project management but you can never tell when this might help solve someone else’s problems. The tea shop was closing in a few hours. Not just...
View ArticleWhy networking is good project management practice
There is strength in numbers, and also solidarity and community. A reflection on the value of event-based networking. As an introvert who feels more at home behind a keyboard than shaking hands and...
View Article6 career-enhancing moves for project managers
Unlike many professional roles that require a certain qualification, project managers come from many different disciplines. This versatility is one of its strengths but, for a project manager looking...
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