PMcrunch

Here’s a quick Pareto Principle List. I have been thinking about this a good bit lately…and trying to see my day to day expenditure of time and energy through this lens.

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Presumably as a Project Manager you see yourself, as a leader…or at least an aspiring, developing leader. But are you a “maven”?

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Deciding takes some muscle. Developing those muscles takes practice – and the right kind of practice. Making decisions is tough, and when I think about it, a couple of things stand out as all important to me – and one is PRIORITIZATION.

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I’ll get to coach in just a sec… First, have you read the recent article “The Path to PM Mastery” on Gantthead? It acknowledges that there are differences – major ones – among all of us folks that are PMs in one way or another. I hate to rate myself according to the PM mastery hierarchy specified – I’m afraid I might embarrass myself – but I will say that I see elements in myself up and down the scale…but not all clearly at one point. My guess is that you might, also. But I think there is an element missing in there. ..and that’s where my coach comes in.

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I had the pleasure of listening to Ted Fatteross at the PMINJ meeting last night. Although there were many messages throughout Ted’s presentation, one stood out: “Don’t let yourself get too comfortable.”

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Managing becomes so much easier when you build a foundation for what you are managing. In essence, this means getting intimate with the requirements, as well as the needs of the stakeholders. Stakeholder management and familiarity with requirements rank about as high as it gets as determinants of project success. The reason is simple: they form the basis upon which everything else is built. Building a strong foundation in these areas makes it easy to take any next steps toward managing the project.

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I typically find change to be refreshing, but also find that it is not always possible. I also find that I have great admiration for those who can maintain a fresh and consistent outlook all of the time. They can be at the top of their games all of the time – and not necessarily incorporate that same type of change component that I do.

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In the hassle and buzzle of day to day work life, of course mixed with a busy personal life, we need to remember that our team members also have their own personal goals, aspirations and challenges. There are many things we can do related to this but the first step is always awareness. Here are [...]

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If you are at all like me, achieving work/life balance is a challenge. As I think about it, there are a few key things that present the greatest obstacles – and thus provide the starting point for managing the situation.

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We never really arrive at the end of the road in our quest to become leaders. We may achieve [tag-tec]leadership[/tag-tec] status in some way but it is always a moving target. Indeed, I believe it is our own movement on a continuous basis that can enable us to maintain ourselves as a leader. One way that we can do this is by continuously evaluating our own leadership capabilities.

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