This is the first in a many part series of how I keep my life together as a freelance project manager. I’ll go over all of the tools that I live and die by, because it’s the question I get asked most often. What tool is going to be my magical robot pony and fix [...]
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State of Drupal Project Management, DCSF edition
What a difference a year makes. A year ago, we had people interested in project management, but not a whole lot of people actually doing it in Drupal. This morning, we had the Project Manager Birds of a Feather session in a room that ended up being standing room only. Sure, there were a few [...]
Taking SMART Goals to an actual plan
So, when you want to get something done, and you know that you want to get something done, it’s a really good idea to define what that ‘something’ is. Most of the really successful people I know use SMART goals. (I’m getting better at SMART goals myself.) A SMART goal is: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant [...]
Kindof like surfing..
Project management is sometimes like surfing: A whole bunch of waves come in and smash you and you kindof ride it out. Wait for next set of waves. Repeat. Cute, neh?