Should You Treat Your CAREER as a PROJECT?
Project Cubicle
June 12, 2024
The truth is, if you treat your career as a project, it will be a short lived one and while you might survive, your career won’t flourish. Instead, everyone should treat their career as a Program.
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Tags: Careers, Personal Branding, Project Management
Stakeholder Engagement and Effective Communication
International Association of Project Managers (IAPM)
May 11, 2021
Two of the major challenges and issues we normally face in projects are inadequate stakeholder engagement and insufficient effective communication as there could be hundreds of communication channels and many different stakeholders. As portfolio, program, and project managers, we spend most of our time communicating but a one man show on such projects doesn’t work well. There should be a defined and very well detailed communication plan with clear direction for delegation of tasks as it pertains to communication with various stakeholders
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Tags: Management, Project Management
Construction Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Audits
PM Tips
July 06, 2020
Audits are an essential part of almost every project and they normally fall under the “Perform Quality Assurance” process. Safety is not any different than any other project area that requires regular auditing, in fact, safety comes first especially on construction projects.
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Tags: Management, Project Management, Risk Management
Career Tips for New Graduates
PM World Journal
June 11, 2020
New graduates are often concerned and become overwhelmed as soon as they graduate when facing the real world. Mentoring several candidates over the years, I’ve heard various concerns and worries that new graduates have and the article summarizes some common concerns and provides a few general tips that will hopefully help new graduates have a better level of comfort while venturing into the world of practice. Many of those tips apply for professionals who are considering a career change as well.
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Tags: Agile, Careers, Change Management
The Added Value of Professional Development
PM World Journal
January 15, 2020
Over the past few years, I’ve heard so many different opinions, been through countless constructive debates and read so many different articles about what people think of professional development and certifications. Many do not see any added value in certifications while others have a totally different point of view, of which I am one of them.
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Tags: Agile, Careers, Project Management
Precast Concrete: Bulk Production Optimization
Project Management Institute (PMI)
February 04, 2016
For small projects, precast production could be considered as a reoccurring process and the same yard or production lines could serve more than one project. For large projects, mainly oil and gas projects, it is somehow different as usually the option of pre-casting parts of the structure or project is taken into consideration during the planning process (if not already imposed as a constraint by the client during initiation).
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Tags: Leadership, Management, Project Management
Micromanagement: A Trip to Failure
Project Management Institute (PMI)
January 14, 2016
Generally speaking, micromanagement is a management style whereby a manager closely observes or controls the work of subordinates or employees. Most of the time, it has a negative effect. People often get confused about what micromanagement really is and how they can conclude whether they (or others) are guilty of it.
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Tags: Leadership, Management, Project Management
Improving Productivity on Projects
Project Management Institute (PMI)
January 12, 2016
Being part of managing various prestigious jobs worldwide for several years gave me a solid practical experience and a sense of practical management. In this article, I will tackle productivity in projects and how to improve it based on my own professional experience.
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Tags: Leadership, Management, Project Management
Pre-Cast Concrete Yards: Safety and Health Management
Project Management Institute (PMI)
January 07, 2016
Pre-cast concrete has been an excellent and efficient choice in many projects for its schedule readiness, fireproofing, aesthetic flexibility, durability, high quality and environmental friendliness. Pre-cast concrete is a versatile design material used for everything from bridges and parking structures to structural design and cladding. Offsite construction of its components makes pre-cast concrete an excellent choice for projects, especially those running on a tight schedule (which is usually the case nowadays).
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Tags: Leadership, Project Management, Risk Management
Cutting-Edge Technologies in Construction Projects
Project Management Institute (PMI)
May 31, 2023
Digital transformation and emerging technologies are laying the foundation of a new era in construction—and challenging project leaders to get up to speed. Today, we’ll take a look at how project leaders and teams are building out their capabilities to use innovative tech to make construction projects safer and more efficient.
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Tags: Change Management, Leadership, Project Management
How can Leaders use Change as an Opportunity to Grow?
LeadersHum
August 26, 2022
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Tags: Change Management, Leadership, Management
