Comments on: PM Skills for Life

By: 10 Ways to Go from Good to Great - Sources of Insight

10 Ways to Go from Good to Great - Sources of Insight — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 17:30:00 +0000

[...] means finding where you can play your best game. Maybe you’re a mediocre developer, but a great Program Manager. Maybe you’re an OK doctor, but an incredible actor. Take your skills to the job [...]

By: JD

JD — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:54:24 +0000

@ Christine

Budgeting is definitely enabling when it’s right-sized. I’ve found one of the best guidelines and balance points to be “quality over scope.”

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:34:31 +0000

Interesting how a 20 minute post bloated into a 40 minute one. Sound familiar with regards to Microsoft. LOL

That said, I like the breakdownof PM duties. Gives clear definition and direction. Wait that’s your job. I work with people (lifeskills counsellor) and I lay out the ‘plan’ start to finish. They know where we are heading and how it CAN work. My life is the basis to inspire success in others.

The only thing I would say is if it’s to be a 20 minute post and this is 40 minutes you have not delivered within the program parameters. Refine it and deliver what the customer requested on time.

“Budgeting can be limiting or enabling.” I like to think of ALL budgeting as enabling. By budgeting today, we enable future plans…similar to not putting all your eggs in one basket. When working on lifeskills not only do I cover budgeting money but also time. After all Time is Money is more true now than ever.

Great post, thank you.

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Need Education Units? – Study at SOURCES OF INSIGHT | The Biking Architect — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:19:28 +0000

[...] would like to make an introduction: At PM Skills for Life Meier’s takes one through how a Project Manager at Microsoft step by step proceeds on a project [...]

By: JD

JD — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:35:24 +0000

@ Jack

Thank you!

By: Jack

Jack — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:51:18 +0000

Great post! I’ll read this one time and time again!

By: JD

JD — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 05:30:54 +0000

@ Jannie

Thank you. Sadly it should have been 20 and more impactful, but some dental stuff knocked me off kilter. I’m hoping I’m back on my horse next week.

@ Vimal

Thank you. I tried to really highlight some of the most important skills. They really do make a difference in skilled living. In fact, I think they give you an unfair advantage and we all know life’s not fair, so any tools I can share to help you level the playing field, the better!

@ Patricia

I like that. Power tools and dynamic duo.

By: Patricia

Patricia — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:19:52 +0000

@Jannie
You can whip these posts out in your field in minutes too – you Funster – you have a lot of experience behind you to draw on and obviously know what you’re talking about!..Just imagine the power behind a JD and Jannie expertise team- up post….drive us all to the limit of our imaginations and creativity, Laughing all the way. Power tools for life.

By: Vimal Kocherla

Vimal Kocherla — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:27:48 +0000

I’ve been a follower of sources of insight for a while now and love it more every day.

But this post just takes the cake in my opinion. One that I’ll print and pin it to my office wall. Thanks JD.

By: Jannie Funster

Jannie Funster — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:47:55 +0000

“People can vote with their feet,” boy can they — just walk away, that’s a choice in some situations.

Pretty cool post, to write all by yourself and in only 40 minutes. But of course you have a lot of experience behind you to draw on and obviusy know what you’re talking about.