Project Management
Lessons From The Project Management Profession – Goal Setting 1
This series of essays, beginning today, is to draw from some of the practices in the project management profession, lessons we can apply to our goal-setting process to improve our chances of attaining them.
Read More8 STEPS TO ACHIEVING YOUR GOALS FOR 2021
If you are like me or like most people, you would have set your goals for 2021. It could be the usual New Year Resolution or done through a more formal goal-setting process. Statistics show that while most people set goals at the turn of every year, only about 8% achieve their goals. Most abandon…
Read MoreSCHEDULE FORECASTING MADE SIMPLE
Our topic for today is Schedule Forecasting Made Simple so that you can move from fighting fires to project management. I do not intend to conduct extensive review of forecasting and trend analysis methods. Those are widely available in literature. I intend to present to busy practitioners like myself, a simple, easy-to-use, and reliable forecasting…
Read MoreHOW TO PREPARE A RECOVERY PLAN THAT WORKS: A STEP-BY-STEP APPROACH
In the last essay I explained the difference between Recovery Plan and Revised Plan. I also explained what a Project Baseline Plan or Schedule is. Finally, I promised to walk you through the process of preparing a recovery plan that works – that recovers the project. In this essay I intend to show you how…
Read MoreBASELINE PLAN, RECOVERY PLAN, REVISED PLAN. WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE?
You have probably heard the terms Project Baseline Plan or Baseline Schedule, Recovery Plan or Revised Plan. What is the difference? Well, while the baseline plan is readily understood. There is a lot of confusion regarding the recovery plan and revised plan. Some project personnel and practitioners use them interchangeably. Others are plain confused. Therefore,…
Read MoreNNPC/IHRDC Foundation Skills Training program (FSTP)
IHRDC, a worldwide leader in oil and gas training, invited me to deliver project management training at the just concluded IHRDC/ NNPC Foundational Skills Training Program (FSTP) for new employees of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
Read MoreStrategic Personal Development Trumps Experience
Last week I explained why experience alone is not enough. I mentioned that strategic personal development is necessary if we intend to reach our potentials. Today I discuss strategic personal development in detail.
Read MoreSTRATEGIC PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT WEBINAR
Strategic Personal Development will take you where EXPERIENCE ALONE CANNOT!
This webinar will present tried and true principles that will help you jump start your personal development.
EXPERIENCE ALONE IS NOT ENOUGH
In this third piece on What I Have Learnt In 30 Years of Paid Employment I intend to discuss why experience alone is not enough. I will emphasise that, beyond on-the-job experience, we need strategic personal development to ensure a better future for ourselves both professionally and otherwise. Similarly, Strive Masiyiwa, the Zimbabwean billionaire, founder …
Read MoreHOW I COPE WITH COVID-19 LOCKDOWN
Many complain of boredom and frustration with the lockdown due to COVID-19. The inability to move around and meet with friends and loved ones is almost unbearable for many. Others have lost their means of livelihood. Consequently, many have developed coping mechanisms to enable them deal with the situation. I also want to share how…
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