Welcome to the new normal, where everyone is working remotely and project managers are faced with the challenge of keeping their team together….when they aren’t working together. The dictionary definition of a team is a group of people coming together to achieve a common goal. Now, thanks to COVID-19,...
For over 25 years, I worked as an IT project manager and consultant throughout the United States in various companies and corporate cultures. I have helped teams in projects which involved difficult installations, relocation of data centers, deployment of new software, and cybersecurity amongst others. I also worked as...
“It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership.” — Nelson Mandela On the internet, a search for “leadership” brings up...
“First, have a definite, clear practical idea; a goal, an objective. Second, have the necessary means to achieve your ends; wisdom, money, materials, and methods. Third, adjust all your means to that end.” –Aristotle The term “Project Management Methodology” was first used in the early 1960s when many...
“Jeannette, what do you do all day?” I’ve gotten this question a bit throughout the years. So many occupations—like doctor, mailman, etc. are self-explanatory, but sometimes people wonder what an IT project manager does all day. So in this blog, I’ll let you into my little world and how...
Every certified project manager has a credential from PMI but it is the truly successful ones who understand the importance of leadership in project management. True, a project manager’s experience, and familiarity with technical issues is undeniably critical, but a project manager without true leadership skills is bound to...
When I tell people I am an IT Project Manager and I explain what I do, they imagine my days are full of creating plans and managing people, making sure everything happens right on schedule, within budget, and within scope as it should. And that’s true. I have plenty...
Nowadays, especially in the IT field, more and more professionals are working remotely. In my field of project management, I find this to be particularly true. More and more, I find myself managing virtual teams on a daily basis, not only with team members across the country, but across...
Whether it’s a data center transformation, a cybersecurity update or onboarding a new computer system, your information technology project is sure to pose a challenge to your company and your staff. However, the person shouldering the biggest burden of all, and making it all happen smoothly, is the IT...
In between office seasonal festivities and the holiday spirit in the air, keeping an IT Project moving forward at the end of the year can be a challenge for the most savvy professionals. It’s a time when the IT project manager must juggle the competing needs of the company’s...