New project manager? Twitter can help: #FTPM

by Josh

Hello there! Some helpful free resources if you are interested: New to PM, PMP tips, and subscribe for updates!

Kareem Shaker just published a post called “First Time Project Manager.”

In the post he talks about project failure and the need to help educate new project managers about the basics of how to make projects successful.

I’m not too convinced by the Standish report and thus don’t spend much time thinking about the rate of project failure on a large scale. I think the term “delivered on time, on budget” is so massively variable and subjective across all projects that the data is basically worthless. That said, I tend to think more in terms of individual projects. Even if the reports said 80% of projects are successful next year, that makes no impact on the challenges facing all of us on our current projects.

[steps down from soap box]

I’ll start using the #FTPM tag when sending a link or answering questions relevant to new project managers. I hope many others will do the same. If you are not yet managing projects but hope to some day it will be relevant for you too.

You don’t even need a twitter account to benefit. Just go to search.twitter.com and type in #FTPM to see what’s going on for new project managers. If you are a twitter user, you can use your favorite client (mine is TweetDeck) to create a custom column that displays tweets containing #FTPM.

Ask questions

And most important, if you are a new (or aspiring) project manager and want to ask a question of experienced PMs in the twitterverse, just add #FTPM at the end of your question.

I’ll be watching for you. See you on the other side. Oh, and don’t forget to share the wealth with that cute little birdie below.

http://www.kareemshaker.com/ Kareem

Josh, As always, Thank you so much!

Let’s see how this new hashtag will develop, I am also sure that #FTPM will be useful to experienced project managers who may forget the core principals in busy life ..

Thanks a lot
http://www.kareemshaker.com Kareem

Josh, As always, Thank you so much!

Let’s see how this new hashtag will develop, I am also sure that #FTPM will be useful to experienced project managers who may forget the core principals in busy life ..

Thanks a lot
http://pmstudent.com/ Josh Nankivel, BSc PM, PMP

Ah yes, perhaps it could also stand for:

Fundamental
To
Project
Management

Or

Fundamental
Techniques of
Project
Management
http://pmstudent.com/ Josh Nankivel, BSc PM, PMP

Ah yes, perhaps it could also stand for:

Fundamental
To
Project
Management

Or

Fundamental
Techniques of
Project
Management
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Full
Time
Project
Manager?
http://www.arraspeople.co.uk Dan

Full
Time
Project
Manager?
http://pmstudent.com/ Josh Nankivel, BSc PM, PMP

Not bad, but perhaps not true to the niche of people we’re looking to help.
http://pmstudent.com/ Josh Nankivel, BSc PM, PMP

Not bad, but perhaps not true to the niche of people we’re looking to help.
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Josh, Kareem,

Like Josh, I am skeptical about the Standish Group Chaos Report. I just don’t believe their numbers on project faulures are right.

They don’t disclose their methods or the underlying data on which they base their report.

I think if the percentages of failure they promote were true at the organizations that I worked at, there would not be single CIO that can hold on to their job for more than 6 months to 1 year max. I just don’t believe the Chaos Report numbers.

By the way, both you and Kareem are doing a great thing by supporting the new hashtag #FTPM. I support it and will be watching for it as well.

Thank you.
http://www.GuerrillaProjectManagement.com Samad Aidane

Josh, Kareem,

Like Josh, I am skeptical about the Standish Group Chaos Report. I just don’t believe their numbers on project faulures are right.

They don’t disclose their methods or the underlying data on which they base their report.

I think if the percentages of failure they promote were true at the organizations that I worked at, there would not be single CIO that can hold on to their job for more than 6 months to 1 year max. I just don’t believe the Chaos Report numbers.

By the way, both you and Kareem are doing a great thing by supporting the new hashtag #FTPM. I support it and will be watching for it as well.

Thank you.

20 Feb 2010