The Difference between Project Management and Product Management

This is a guest post by Trapper Markelz. For more information about Trapper, see the end of this post. The road to a successful project is littered with over-promised, over-time, over-budget, and under-delivered products. We have all been on these projects, and it is because of them that all of us are seeking new methods …

Starting Your Project Management Career

This is a guest post by Josh Nankivel from PMStudent.com. Getting started in project management can be tough. When starting out, there are many questions and challenges to face, and they are different based on your particular background and situation. People who struggle with this come from various backgrounds: Project Newbies – You might be …

Three Steps for Managers to Inspire Action. With Dr. Seuss.

This is a guest post by Geoff Crane from Papercut Edge blog. You can find out more about Geoff at the end of this article. The links to books in this article are affiliate links. This article begins with a bedtime story that Derek Huether over at The Critical Path read to his son: “Green …

Project Rhythm

This is a guest post by Andrew Sparks. Find out more about Andrew at the end of this post. What does a well-run project sound like? Generically we speak of successful, high-performance projects (or factories or other team operations) as “humming” or “ticking like a Swiss watch”. Every successful project I have ever seen has …