“This is too hard. Why can’t I do it the old way?”
Sound familiar?
It’s a common refrain whenever a team adopts a new technology. Almost without exception, what’s new requires going through a learning curve, and so by definition change is hard.
And yet as a leader, it’s your job to motivate your
Right now it’s more important than ever that businesses employ rockstar employees. I’m not talking about employees who show up on time, meet deadlines, and are reliable, although those characteristics are certainly important.
I’m talking about true rockstars — those who are ready for the future of
Did you know the term “computer” has been a part of the English lexicon for more than 400 years? The first known written reference dates from 1613.
Of course it meant something quite different back then; a computer was a person who performed mathematical calculations. It still meant that as
Most of us have heard that you can’t have it all; a project can’t be on time, on budget, and high quality. Something has to give. If you want to meet a strict deadline or come in under budget, you’ll have to compromise on quality. It’s known as the “triple constraint” of project management, and
In this age of digital transformation, as company hierarchies continue to flatten, an increasing number of employees across all industries are finding themselves wearing the “project management hat,” whether they have a background in managing projects or not.
If you’ve just landed in a position
As technology grows and changes, projects become bigger and more complex. According to a global survey done by the Project Management Institute, 41 percent of projects completed in 2017 were high complexity projects. It’s easy to see why. Many modern project teams have grown to include remote and
When I interview candidates for new positions, I sometimes have to stop and ask myself a simple question. Am I hiring you because of something you know or something you know how to do? Ideally, the answer is both.
Good project managers have perfected project planning and scheduling. Great project
Sometimes it might seem like open offices are a recent invention — a newfangled idea from Silicon Valley.
In reality, they’ve been around since knowledge work has been around.
For instance, here’s a European office in 1719:
When you hear the word transparency, politics and business ethics often come to mind. But I want to talk about a different area of transparency that is often forgotten: internal transparency.
In a recent webinar, Workfront CEO Alex Shootman explained that as automation becomes more common, it will
