Remote working, already on the rise in recent years, has become even more prominent after the COVID-19 lock down. Even businesses that have long shied away from working from home have seen the positive impact it can have on the workforce and overall productivity. With the rise in the number of remote jobs, particularly project... Continue Reading →
I am extremely excited & happy to inform that my blog page “The Management Atheneum” will be partnering with CROOW - Creative Project Management team, in coming days. CROOW is a creative project management software, built to streamline communication between Clients & Marketing teams. CROOW & TMA’s end goal is to help Project Managers succeed... Continue Reading →
Managing a complex project is no walk in the park. In order to thrive, project managers must understand team member and stakeholder engagement, goals and challenges, budgeting, team communication, and the inevitable road bumps that will force your team to demonstrate flexibility. The thing is, even if you're not a project manager by trade, it’s... Continue Reading →
I am often being approached by Project Managers for guidance on Project Initiation phase. PMs (esp. who are new) often find this phase as challenging due to lack of clarity. Hence, I chose this topic for my next blog to help my fellow Project Managers. There are many different project methodologies to use, depending on... Continue Reading →
I was invited as a guest lecturer at one of the best B-schools in India - “IIM”. I was asked to cover Project Life Cycle with real life examples with two batches (65 - 70 students each). I am happy to see that the interest level on Project Management has increased over the years (there... Continue Reading →
As we are nearing the end of 2020, I wanted to thank you all for your support & love !! Year 2020 has been a difficult year for all of us, but for me (being an Optimist) - "I find opportunity in every difficulty". This led to the creation of my blog page - "The... Continue Reading →
Welcome to the Episode 2 of “The Gnosis Series”. Gnosis is a Greek word for Knowledge. This series will include short articles on Leadership, Management & Project Management which will enlighten my readers and motivate them. Ever wondered why a project plan is required for low complexity projects? I can give you few reasons ...... Continue Reading →
Ahh, what a way to end 2020 - Received my Thank You certificate last weekend from Project Management Institute (my first one) for volunteering multiple projects in 2020. Am open to conduct sessions on Project Management & other topics as it’s my passion to spread my knowledge with everyone – FOR FREE ! 🙂 Please... Continue Reading →
I was invited to speak to a bunch of aspiring Project Management (PMP) students as a guest speaker. I emphasised on why opting for a career path into Project Management is interesting & lucrative. Thanks to PMO Advisory team for this opportunity Emphasised on why opting for a career path into Project Management is interesting... Continue Reading →
It is that time of the year again where we celebrate with good food & drinks along with our loved ones - It’s Thanksgiving !! On that note, am going to write about how Project Management helps us with our personal activities as well. Happy thanksgiving to all my dear readers 🤗 You must be... Continue Reading →
Don’t wish for it, work for it Project management is all about making the project happen & to achieve the agreed objectives. It is a discipline of initiating, planning, executing, and managing resources with the goal of completing specific deliverables within the assigned budget and time. And what’s challenging is - To keep pace with... Continue Reading →
Welcome to “The Gnosis Series”. Gnosis is a Greek word for Knowledge. This series will include short articles on Leadership, Management & Project Management which will enlighten my readers and motivate them. I am a big fan of Greek & Nordic culture (as you might know by the name of my blog page :)) hence... Continue Reading →
“If you can't measure it, you can't manage it and you can't fix it” – Mike Bloomberg The above mentioned sentence perfectly summarizes the role of project tracking in an organization. Most project managers spend a significant portion of their time on progress tracking because of how important it is. It helps managers ensure cohesiveness... Continue Reading →
I had an opportunity to speak to an awesome set of enthusiastic Project Management (PMP) students - emphasizing on the importance of documentation, how to manage failure and importance of adding value to a project. Thoroughly enjoyed their questions which mainly revolved around failure, project artefacts & effective comms. Pleasure to have many positive feedback... Continue Reading →
Happy to share that one of my articles was published on NuLearn’s website as a part of Alumnus blog. NuLearn is one of the leading ed-tech companies who provides educational platform to leading B-schools like IIMs & SPJIMR. One of my blogs on why a project needs a project manager was featured in their website... Continue Reading →
This topic seems to be an easy one but I have often seen PMs getting confused between a project goal & a project objective. So, is there a difference? Or are they the same thing? Short answer to this question will be - NO. How?: - While they relate to one another, the goals and... Continue Reading →
I have been fortunate enough to work on Tier 1 projects with top tier organizations for just over a decade. I have also been recently blessed with PMI-RMP certification & soon expecting a PG-APM certification as well. With this experience & academic background, I have managed to pen down few benefits of effective Project Risk... Continue Reading →
As a project manager, you have to rely on your project management knowledge and your general management skills. Your ability to plan the project, execute it properly, and of course control it and bring it to a successful conclusion, along with your ability to guide the project team to achieve project objectives and balance project... Continue Reading →
During my 10+ years of experience into Project Management, with multiple big tier companies, I have witnessed multiple projects being kicked off without a Project Manager (based on it's complexity / severity); some of them presenting it as "Delivery Led Transitions". Whilst some of them have been successful, majority of these projects have either crossed... Continue Reading →
I am sure most of you reading this article are good Project Managers, but this article will help you become the best as it'll help you in boosting the overall performance and also in case of conflicts / issues. I have learned this the hard way (over the course of 10+ years of Project Management... Continue Reading →
RACI Matrix: How does it help Project Managers? As a project manager, I have worked on several projects ensuring that the project team to deliver, "What is expected." Believe me; it's not as simple as it looks. I have always faced issues at the beginning where the team was unsure about the roles and expectations.... Continue Reading →
In our competetive world where our Clients prefer their projects to be implemented using Agile methodology, we as a Project Managers will always need to ensure that we deliver the same but with maintaining controlling 3 key elements in a project - Time, Cost & Quality. Hence, I wanted to touch base on one of... Continue Reading →
