There’s nothing easy about starting a new job–especially when you’re expected to manage, lead, and inspire a technical team. To hit the ground running, gather the troops, and all the other cliches about starting a new job, you need a 30, 60, 90...
A happy team is a productive team. However, any time you get a group of diverse people working towards a common goal there’s bound to be conflict. As a project manager, it’s your job to manage people as much as projects, which unfortunately means...
The best project management tools do more than track issues, shoot out reports, and keep your team organized. They’re a beacon in stormy seas. Because if you’re here looking for a new project management tool, you know all-too-well how chaotic building...
Talk to enough project managers and you’ll start to realize that there’s really just one thing that differentiates the great from the good: Good project managers are masters of planning, gathering requirements, sticking to schedules, and hitting...
There’s no denying that Trello is one of the best project management tools ever created. Until it’s not. While it might have been the perfect option for you early on, every growing team hits a moment where they need to start looking for a Trello...
Have you ever had one of those bad dreams where you keep making the same mistake over and over again? Like showing up to the final exam without studying or standing up at a meeting only to discover you’re not wearing any pants? Now, what if that...
Everyone’s experienced a “quick” task turning into a day-long endeavor. Despite our best intentions, human beings are terrible at estimating how long a project or task will take to complete. But as a project manager, it’s your job to properly estimate...
When you’re heads-down working on a huge project, it’s easy to forget that the smallest things can sometimes have the biggest impact on your success. Let’s say you’re working for NASA and your job is to get a rocket to the moon (no biggie, right...
Sit through enough meetings and you’ll start to think their only purpose is to book another meeting. While your main responsibility is to always make sure you’re planning (and attending) effective meetings, it’s what you do after the meeting that...
The number one thing every project manager needs to level up their skills is experience. And number two? A good project management book. There’s nothing “new” about running a project. Sure, the goals and specific issues will be different in each...