Use Brainstorming to Develop Ideas and Find Creative Solutions
How often have you used brainstorming to solve a problem? Probably more often, even if you haven't noticed it.
Brainstorming creates a long list of ideas on a topic. Well done, brainstorming can be exciting, energetic, collaborative, and very valuable. But if you take the wrong approach, it's depressing, boring, and often a waste of time.
If you know how to brainstorm well, both in a group and alone, you can get the most out of this opportunity.
Read more...10 Steps to Writing a Press Release
A press release is a 400- to 600-word announcement about your company. It is shared with the media to generate positive coverage. Well written, it can dramatically increase your brand awareness.
A good press release contains a compelling headline, a meaningful introduction and informative content. It follows certain style and formatting guidelines. This ensures that the respective addressees (journalists, media representatives, bloggers, etc.) can read your information quickly and easily.
Read more...Project Controlling and Everything You Need to Know about It
Costs, deadlines, quality - effective cost estimating and cost budgeting is needed to ensure that project implementation remains as close as possible to the project plan.
Which success factors have to be considered? Who should be responsible and what tools do you need to make controlling efficient? We have the answers.
Read more...Hybrides Vorgehen braucht passende Werkzeuge
Gestern fiel mir ein Blogpost von Eberhard Huber ins Auge: Hybrides Projektmanagement ist keine Ausrede. Ich schätze Eberhard sehr, sowohl fachlich, als auch menschlich und kenne kaum einen anderen Menschen, der stets versucht, auf Augenhöhe mit seinem Gegenüber zu sein …und das auch gerne mal unkonventionell, wie ich auf einem PM-Camp miterleben durfte ;-)
In seinem Blogpost schreibt Eberhard von der Gefahr, das hybride Projektmanagement als Ausrede für die vollständige oder teilweise Abschaffung sämtlicher Projektmanagement-Methoden zu nehmen. Es reizt jeden Menschen, wie Eberhard schreibt, unangenehme Aspekte einer Methode nicht anwenden oder umsetzen zu müssen. Stimmt.
Read more...The Right Dress Code in Business for Project Managers
Every now and then I have the luxury and may fall back on a student for support. I like to do that, because such an internship helps both sides. The student gets to see first hand how project management is lived on a daily basis and I learn new trends and what is taught at the universities. In addition, a fresh, young look at our topics is always very helpful. After all, we have been involved since 2004.
Recently, my intern came to the office and asked for advice on dress code in business. This resulted in an interesting discussion, which was repeatedly checked by Google. I found out again that there are actually two groups:
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