Comments on: Project Manager Interview Questions

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:43:10 +0000

Great point Sheila. My wife and I use kanban at home…but that is only for the ‘work’ we have to do. It’s not to organize or plan our lives by. With 3 children and lots of activities going on, it’s really helpful for us to make sure we are making the most of our time and get to spend more free time with our family.

By: Sheila

Sheila — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:26:33 +0000

Planning my wedding vs planning a project at work. Well, the tools used for PM at work would be perfectly suited for personal use, however, why would I want to feel that my personal life be managed at quite the same granularity, or as if I was accounting, or accountable for every little particular? Isn’t there something to be said for not coming home and ‘working’ again? it is like the car mechanic who’s personal vehicle is in disrepair: he/she works on cars all day and surely does not want to come home and start in on more “work.” Besides, “the best layed plans of men and mice…”

By: Bill bradley

Bill bradley — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 14:21:45 +0000

I think of it as engrained in a PM’s personality. I do use PM methods in my personal life where they apply. Moving from Arizona to Colorado I put together a WBS, project schedule, risk analysis, action item list and budget forecast. Small projects like changing the oil in my vehicles I dont make formal plans but I follow the process in my head- risk, oil spills on the garage floor, messy garage floor, oil stains on the carpet, upset wife, unhappy life, I mitigate by having extra rags close by.

Using the tools makes the outcome more successful so I use them where I can.

By: Randy Tangco

Randy Tangco — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:57:24 +0000

I find this topic very interesting specially when life application is concerned. My two cents are these:

1. A PM who does this professionally may be involve in many projects at work that he does not use it outwardly anymore in his personal life.
2. There may be other PMs who continue to apply project management even outside of work and this pretty much does not get you out of work to rest. You may just be extending your work into your personal life.
3. In my case, I don’t apply the formal PM protocols in my life but I apply the PM principles whenever is necessary.

All the above above statements are subject to individual perspective of the reader.

By: Sonja

Sonja — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:55:00 +0000

Actually, I did–project plan, schedule, procurement plan, risks (we were married in a hot air balloon, so weather was a major source of risk), opportunities (found coupons for free winetasting at a NICE winery after our landing) cost baseline (stuck to it–$5k, INCLUDING the honeymoon). And wouldn’t you know it, the weather gods were so afraid of my detail planning, they decided to cooperate!

Of course, everyone else thought that this was *way too geeky* for a bride. Everyone else who hadn’t known me for a long long time, that is.

By: MarcLussy (Marc Lussy)

MarcLussy (Marc Lussy) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:51:37 +0000

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