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Sustainability in Project Management

For a long time it was ignored, or only attributed to the "ecos", but by now it should be clear to everyone that it concerns us all: Sustainability

Sustainability is about striking a balance between environmental, social and economic aspects. It means meeting our needs without depleting resources for future generations or damaging the environment. We must all strive to use renewable resources, reduce emissions, minimize waste and act responsibly overall.

Sustainability in Project Management

Sustainability is also an important aspect in project management. Many projects have an impact on the environment and society. They should be planned and implemented in such a way that they are ecologically, economically and socially responsible and have a positive long-term impact.

Lean Management in Project Management

Lean Management is a method of optimizing processes to minimize waste and achieve more efficient results. The lean philosophy assumes that the customer only pays for value creation and not for waste or unnecessary processes.

Applied to project management, this means that all processes and activities that do not create value for the customer should be identified and eliminated. Projects are therefore streamlined. Time and resources should be saved in order to maximize customer benefits and also project success. An important principle here is continuous improvement. This means that processes are continuously monitored and improved in order to increase effectiveness and efficiency. This method is also called Lean Project Management.

How to define custom shortcuts?

Do you like to use keyboard shortcuts and want to assign some menu options from Merlin Project to keyboard shortcuts?

You can simply use the option for keyboard shortcuts available in the Apple system.

For example, if you want to assign a keyboard shortcut to the 50% completion from the Edit menu, do the following:

Controlling Merlin Project With the Keyboard

Do you sometimes feel the same way, you absolutely have to finish a job, but you forgot to charge the wireless mouse? With the current Magic Mouse from Apple, you have a problem because you can't use it while it's charging. If you are lucky, you still have a mouse as a spare. I do not have one.

Good thing I like to work with the Mac keyboard shortcuts anyway, so I know many by heart.

⌘S for saving a file or
⌘P for opening the print menu

are regularly in use - even if the mouse is not exactly down.

The Pareto Principle in Time and Project Management

I'm sure your workday starts much like mine: I start with a cup of coffee in hand, check my calendar and the emails I received overnight. Then I create my to-do list and prioritize the tasks for the day.

There are many techniques to decide what needs to get done and in what order. Commonly used is the Pareto Principle to determine and prioritize tasks that have the greatest impact. This is how you increase your productivity.