Should you use Social Tools for Project Management?

Written by | Published January 18, 2012

Social Tools for Project ManagementSocial media has introduced the world to many different, and new, mediums to connect and share ideas; from Twitter’s micro-blogging to podcasts on a staggering range of subjects. These communication methods are becoming more frequently used by people of all ages, nationalities and professions, so now we have to look at how we can use these tools to aid our professional lives.

Project managers will know that openness and sharing of ideas is an important part of the development process, but how will making use of social media practices aid the overall project management duties?

Author, Elizabeth Harrin, published a handy book to help ease your choice of social medium to adapt to your project management style called “Social Media for Project Managers”.  In this book she goes through the advantages and disadvantages of each type of social media so you can easily make your choices without wasting unnecessary time. (more…)

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Project Management Software

Written by | Published October 12, 2010

PRINCE2 Training softwareA Project Managers Dream

A project manager has a lot of duties to complete. Only a certain type of person can fill and succeed at this level and it is more than just an easy walk in the park. To be a good project manager you need to have certain skills; you need leadership skills and a vast knowledge of how to get a project finished no matter what, these are essential.

Luckily, nowadays, a project manager has some extra help; project management software. Now the project manager is no longer alone and can rely on project management software to help them prepare and carry out a project.

Another key talent a project manager needs is good people skills. They are often top of the project hierarchy and so need to speak to a lot of people in and outside of the business, if they can’t convey and explain what they are doing then things are going to start going wrong. They need to know the project inside and out, this will give off a good impression when meeting with people outside of the project who could be interested in investing, if you can answer all their questions then the battle is pretty much won.

A great feature of project management software is it ability to be used online, this allows other employees to keep up to date with changes and also suggest changes or improvements to the project manager without having to go for a meeting.

For a project manager to really make use of their project management software they must use and personalise the dashboard programs. If they create it exactly for their specific needs then it will save them a lot of time and in turn speed up productivity, overall leading to a better project turn around time.

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