Project Manager, Speaker, Bringing order to chaos
After surveying 15+ blog articles, here are the top Project Management Trends for 2021. I think it is a fairly solid list. ☑️ Distributed and remote teams are becoming the norm. ☑️ It is all about hybrid project delivery. ☑️ Virtual project management will increasingly rely on a number of SaaS tools. ☑️ Soft skills … Continue reading Top Project Management Trends for 2021
For those of us in the project management circle, we are hearing a lot about “The Project Economy” and how the radical and disruptive changes are evolving the future of work. While I am not an expert on this topic, nor am I as forward-thinking enough to fully comprehend how the way we work is changing, here … Continue reading Thoughts on The Project Economy
What do Project Managers do all day?!? Almost every day in the life of a project manager is different. Every day can be a new adventure. However, there are some themes that emerge from the unpredictability. I generated a histogram chart to explain what occupies my time during one week for a non-project manager audience. … Continue reading Day in the Life of a Project Manager
I recently attended LearnFest Caribbean 2019 in Kingston, Jamaica. It was a top-notch project management conference with a festive environment and an excellent line-up of inspirational speakers. The conference was held under the theme “Level up and Set Yourself Apart”. I want to highlight the leadership guidance from the opening keynote speaker, Hon. Floyd Green, … Continue reading Leadership Guidance from Jamaica
Several months ago I participated in a lecture panel discussion at the Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Design. My role on the panel was to bring a project manager’s perspective on design projects, specifically for development of software applications in the healthcare sector. One of the key messages I shared with the graduate students was … Continue reading Project Manager as an Asset Not a Taskmaster
Here are some tips and lessons learned that I would share with anyone starting off a career in project management: Spend time up front to identify your stakeholders. Understand who the project champion (or sponsor) is. Typically he/she is not the project requester, but someone whose business will benefit from or be impacted by the … Continue reading Tips for New Project Managers
Join me at PSBAW 2019 in Orlando where I will share tips to solve organizational divides. During my session, I will share a case study about how organizational dysfunction on my program evolved from distrust to cross-team collaboration.
An alternative title for this article could be: “Make space for creativity, investigation, and failure on your team.” As project managers, we need to balance process rigor and control with allowing our teams to do their best work with us micro-managing them. We need to apply project management processes at a higher level to give … Continue reading 9 Tips For Managing Creative Teams
I have had a several conversations recently, both with colleagues and other project management professionals, around the topic of how to become a program manager. Here are some of my thoughts on the career progression to program management. Program management is a natural progression for many experienced project managers. Being a successful program manager, however, is … Continue reading Becoming a Program Manager
Bruce Gay, PMP 