Comments on: Basic Project Management Steps: Clarity, Collaboration and Cognition http://www.pmhut.com/basic-project-management-steps-clarity-collaboration-and-cognition Thu, 17 May 2012 04:31:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Clare Munn http://www.pmhut.com/basic-project-management-steps-clarity-collaboration-and-cognition/comment-page-1#comment-22597 Clare Munn Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:57:56 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/?p=5666#comment-22597 Dear Pete Lundbye Thank you for your kind words. My first question to you would be "do you want to be a project manager or are you being asked to move into a project management role?" If the latter, perhaps you will be offered some training, and if so, PM Hut appears to have good resources. Personally, I find the biggest difference between a project co-ordinator and project manager is a co-ordinator reports to a project manager. Therefore, in your new role, being a project manager means you'll more than likely be managing a project-cordinator(s) and other team players. If you are comfortable managing people, you'll be fine. If you feel you have room to learn more management skills, I would suggest a course in team management. Another difference is accountability, therefore I would brush up on excel skills as you'll be managing budgets; time-sheets and overall project modeling. Various online project management programs are good to practice on too - basecamp is always a wonderful way to being. Teamproject or projectmanage.com offer more robust analysis of process and tasks. All the latter helps brush up on the critical element of project management which is having a high level of attention to detail, a large dose of common sense and a great sense of self (calm). I hope you find this of some use. Wishing you well - C Dear Pete Lundbye
Thank you for your kind words. My first question to you would be “do you want to be a project manager or are you being asked to move into a project management role?” If the latter, perhaps you will be offered some training, and if so, PM Hut appears to have good resources. Personally, I find the biggest difference between a project co-ordinator and project manager is a co-ordinator reports to a project manager. Therefore, in your new role, being a project manager means you’ll more than likely be managing a project-cordinator(s) and other team players. If you are comfortable managing people, you’ll be fine. If you feel you have room to learn more management skills, I would suggest a course in team management. Another difference is accountability, therefore I would brush up on excel skills as you’ll be managing budgets; time-sheets and overall project modeling. Various online project management programs are good to practice on too - basecamp is always a wonderful way to being. Teamproject or projectmanage.com offer more robust analysis of process and tasks. All the latter helps brush up on the critical element of project management which is having a high level of attention to detail, a large dose of common sense and a great sense of self (calm). I hope you find this of some use. Wishing you well - C

]]> By: Pete Lundbye http://www.pmhut.com/basic-project-management-steps-clarity-collaboration-and-cognition/comment-page-1#comment-22589 Pete Lundbye Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:28:02 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/?p=5666#comment-22589 I am a currently a project coordinator and I appreciate your effort to create a simple introduction to project management that non project managers can relate to. One question, how do I move from being a project coordinator into a project manager? I have no experience whatseover in project management, and what I know about PM is really limited to what I've read. I am a currently a project coordinator and I appreciate your effort to create a simple introduction to project management that non project managers can relate to.

One question, how do I move from being a project coordinator into a project manager? I have no experience whatseover in project management, and what I know about PM is really limited to what I’ve read.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.pmhut.com/basic-project-management-steps-clarity-collaboration-and-cognition/comment-page-1#comment-22565 Lisa Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:56:39 +0000 http://www.pmhut.com/?p=5666#comment-22565 What a useful article. A simple and straight forward approach to project management. What a useful article. A simple and straight forward approach to project management.

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