What Every PM Should Know About Project Plans

January 4, 2018 Guest Authors Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

How do you describe a project plan to someone who is new to project management? Ask a dozen practicing project managers (PMs) this question and they will each give you a different definition based on their unique analytical approaches to project work. With so many differing philosophies, a unified definition of a project plan is necessary. A distinction must also be made between the outputs of project planning and the project plan itself, the significance of which will allow projects of all types to be described at a high level and in a common language.

6 Things Project Managers Shouldn’t Do: #6 Ignore the Input of Their Team

October 7, 2014 Tim McClintock Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In this series, we are looking at six things that can trip up project managers. We’ve covered the hazards of overcommitting, how to provide feedback, the importance of taking responsibility, staying focused, and what leading from the front can actually look like. Finally, we’ll take a look at handling team input.

6 Things Project Managers Shouldn’t Do: #5 Fear Leading from the Back

September 16, 2014 Tim McClintock Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In this series, we are looking at six things that can trip up project managers. We’ve covered the hazards of overcommitting, how to provide feedback and the importance of taking responsibility and staying focused. Now we’ll take a look at leading from the front, back or both.

6 Things Project Managers Shouldn’t Do: #4 Lose Sight of the Goal

September 9, 2014 Tim McClintock Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

6 Things Project Managers Shouldn’t Do: #3 Make Excuses

September 2, 2014 Tim McClintock Cisco, Cloudera, Featured, Professional Development, Project Management, Routing & Switching, Technology, Training in Business

In this series, we are looking at six things that can trip up project managers. We’ve covered the hazards of overcommitting and providing feedback, and now we’ll take a look at taking responsibility.