My preferred, simple way to track and manage projects

I have been managing projects in one way or another for 20 years, but have only found my best methodologies in the last 5 to 7. I've used Excel sheets, Trello, Asana, Jira, Confluence, MS Project, Azure, MS Teams and even Sharepoint and email to run and track projects. While you can make any tool … Continue reading My preferred, simple way to track and manage projects →

Working on paper

I am not sure if it's a generational thing, but I do quite a lot of thinking and working out on paper. I have noticed, while working in offices, that older people (45+) are quite often doing at least part of their work with a pen and paper on their desk, and that in general … Continue reading Working on paper →

Learn from the experts: Intro to Agile and Scrum

This post is part of a series of learning topics presented by technology experts. Today’s post comes courtesy of Tony Keller, Head of Technology at Powerwrap Limited and architect of the Powerwrap Delivery Framework. This content comes from a recent training session delivered by Tony in our workplace. What is Agile? In the 1990s, many software development … Continue reading Learn from the experts: Intro to Agile and Scrum →

How not to be (too) annoying as a remote project manager

Annoying your colleagues is something of a hazard for project managers, made even harder during a global pandemic where everyone is working from home and juggling work and home responsibilities. I am a bit of an over-thinker, so one thing I can find challenging right now is knowing whether I am checking in with people … Continue reading How not to be (too) annoying as a remote project manager →