Project management and the skills of a parent are more similar than you might think. Both require a complex set of skills that are honed with practice!
Project management and the skills of a parent are more similar than you might think. Both require a complex set of skills that are honed with practice!
Is your business too small to take credit card transactions? Are you getting caught out with cheques “bouncing”? Well with the introduction of the Square, that may no longer be an issue.
Scrum is a useful project management methodology that take longer than a number of days to complete. It helps the team stay focused and demonstrates progress to the end-customer.
It is vital to stay on top of market trends in your business environment along with remaining current with what your competitors are up to. Complacency can lead to irrelevance very quickly and it is up to you to remain current.
Successful entrepreneurs are a breed to their own. They are people who take personal responsibility. They are people who are prepared to do whatever it takes to make their business or project successful. They are people who always have a plan.
Every business needs project management. If you do not have a project management methodology, no matter how simple it may be, your projects will fail and you will lose money! Don’t be afraid of it – a methodology is simply a way of working.
When delivering any customer project, it is important to remember that it is their project, not yours. We must not get lost by looking inwardly at how effectively we think we are delivering but more on how the customer is receiving the project i.e. their satisfaction.