E-Mails for Project Managers

Yesterday was another one of those days… 250 e-mails in my inbox. Yes, in one day! Of course 75% of it was spam. And even if you use Mail.app's spam filter – which actually works very well – you will always find that a mail slipped into the wrong folder from time to time. This triggered an interesting discussion: Is the e-mail still relevant for the project manager, or have Slack & Co. already taken over all the tasks? But first let me take a closer look at the subject of e-mail.

How is email written correctly?

One of my favorite discussions ;-) When I skim our website, I find at least two versions: eMail and e-Mail. But what is correct? Internationally it is a bit difficult. Here the use of email or e-mail is roughly balanced. As usual, the Duden has a clear opinion for the German-speaking area: E-Mail.

The 10 Key Factors for Successful Project Management

Everyone has their own secret formula when it comes to project management. However, there are some key factors that can make the difference between the success and failure of a project. The following best practices are essential for the execution of a successful project. They help you to optimize your project processes without losing sight of your budget and deadlines.

Kürzlich gelesen: Capterra Nutzerstudie 2018

Wie Projektmanagement-Software in Deutschland genutzt wird

Manchmal liegt mein Lesestoff einfach zu lange herum. Wenn ich dann endlich dazu komme ein Buch, einen Artikel oder eine Webseite von meinem (virtuellen) Stapel zu greifen, ärgere ich mich oft, mir nicht früher die Zeit genommen zu haben.

So auch bei diesem Artikel, einer Zusammenfassung der Nutzerstudie zum Projektmanagement in 2018, die allerdings bereits im November letzten Jahres von Capterra veröffentlicht wurde.

Kanban in Organizations Part II

Kanban Core Practices

This article provides managers in service companies with an insight into how to use the Kanban method to tackle organizational difficulties. In the previous article Kanban in Organizations Part I you got to know the values and basic principles of Kanban. The basic principles describe how you should approach change in companies. Kanban's six core practices show you how to continuously provoke change. They also define important activities to manage and improve Kanban systems.
The basis for this article are the books „Essential Kanban Condensed“ by David J. Anderson and Andy Carmichael and „Kanban from the Inside“ von Mike Burrows.

What Project Managers Can Learn from Pixar

A Book Review on

Toys who were magically brought to life, a rat cooking in a French restaurant and monsters that scare children for a living. In their movies, Pixar has introduced the world to a plethora of creative characters. While keeping an extraordinary level of creativity, the company does not lack in terms of financial success either. Its most recent animation film, Incredibles 2, sold more tickets in the first week than any animation film has ever before. No other company in the film industry has even come close to the same level of constant success that Pixar, as a part of the Walt Disney Animation Studios, is having since the release of Toy Story in 1995.