by Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com
I’m relatively new to Twitter, but I think I’m officially addicted. It’s a great way to connect with like-minded people (if you use it correctly!) I decided to ask my “followers” (I call them my “tweeps”!) on Twitter to “tweet” me their own personal top lesson learned in 2008 regarding project management. Here are some of the responses…I’m not going to comment on them in this post, but I would love to start a dialogue in the comments section where you offer your opinion on what they’ve said, and your own lessons learned from last year!
pmstudent: Calling all project managers and project team members! What was your most important lesson learned in 2008?
Lessons Learned
kelvinzhao: 1.The corporate culture should be concerned carefully. 2. To make your plan works, find the right key man.
simon_g: That I have to learn to say ‘no’ to a client if a risk item is too high
vigilant: Your project will only go as well as it’s weakest link
rainaterror: if you successfully pm X# of projects, on time, under budget, improving UX, communicating clearly, you can do anything.
corneliusficht: not to run with scissors?
EddeBu: leaning on suppliers, in such a way that they deliver on time but don’t get annoyed.
ppolsinelli:there is no longer a substantial difference between project management and personal productivity
stacijshelton: Get a good handle on the baseline data for your intended business impact. Some clients have no clue.
JasonBailey: I learned that PMI is useless and that the PMBOK is as outdated as a Model-T.
lech: Don’t do planning with the sponsor [only]. Involve others. Think in products – never actions. Celebrate, celebrate…
NathanaelB: Write the contract as if you expect the other party to screw you over
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Josh,
One of the biggest lessons I learned in 2008 is that work doesn’t seem like work when I get to be a part of projects that I am passionate about. It makes a world of difference.
Sorry I didn’t respond to the actual tweet.
-chris
Josh,
One of the biggest lessons I learned in 2008 is that work doesn’t seem like work when I get to be a part of projects that I am passionate about. It makes a world of difference.
Sorry I didn’t respond to the actual tweet.
-chris
Hi Josh,
The biggest lesson related to PM that I have learnt in 2008 is that the inclusion of a single unsuitable resource in the team might cost you a whole project. A PM should be really wary of including incompetent ‘pre-assigned resources’ in the project team or have all stakeholders agree to the risks of having such a resource work on the assignment.
Best Regards,
Raja
Hi Josh,
The biggest lesson related to PM that I have learnt in 2008 is that the inclusion of a single unsuitable resource in the team might cost you a whole project. A PM should be really wary of including incompetent ‘pre-assigned resources’ in the project team or have all stakeholders agree to the risks of having such a resource work on the assignment.
Best Regards,
Raja
My biggest lesson from 2008? The some of the new job boards like elance.com can make it really easy and cost effective to get quick outsourced work done.
My biggest lesson from 2008? The some of the new job boards like elance.com can make it really easy and cost effective to get quick outsourced work done.