Mike Griffiths

MAY 30, 2021

It has been 10 years since the PMI-ACP exam was created, and I published my PMI-ACP Exam Prep book. My new Beyond Agile book is my exploration of these topics (plus others.) How can we encourage better engagement, focus on the project goals, and ditch non-value-add mindsets and processes? I am more of a pragmatist.

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Mike Griffiths

JUNE 9, 2019

This is where product development books can help. As I was working with clients experiencing the transition from projects to products I was lucky to engage with several authors of product-first, #NoProjects books and chat about the challenge areas and potential solutions. Where did all the project managers go?

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Mike Griffiths

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

  Using mind-maps, cartoons, and short summaries it covered the agile manifesto, the declaration of interdependence for agile project management, and each of the 7 Domains and 60 Tasks covered in the PMI-ACP exam. This book is ready now and readers of this blog can get special pre-release pricing of $4.99

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Mike Griffiths

MARCH 2, 2022

This is post #2 in a multi-post series about EI and leadership taken from my book Beyond Agile. One popular model is Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence model, popularized in the book Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More than IQ. Check out Post #1 first, if you have not seen it already. So, stay tuned for more. 

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Mike Griffiths

MARCH 9, 2022

Viktor Frankl, a doctor and survivor of the Second World War’s German concentration camps, found a way to manage the horrors of these camps that sent many people into depression and despair. He wrote about this stimulus-to-response gap in his book Man’s Search for Meaning.

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Mike Griffiths

AUGUST 20, 2021

Images that are surprising for the context, such as using animals to show project management topics, are “stickier” in our brains. In the book “ Made to Stick ”, authors Chip and Dan Heath explain we remember things that are simple, unexpected, and emotional. Animal cartoons about project management do all three.

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Alison Green

JULY 24, 2024

This post was written by Alison Green and published on Ask a Manager. A reader writes: We are a semi-remote team that uses a project management system to keep our workflow organized and distribute assignments. One of my employees, Jane, feels it is necessary to look at everyone’s work on this system and comment on it.

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Peter Winick

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Her book, From Stressed to Resilient: The Guide to Handle More and Feel It Less, serves as a roadmap for individuals and teams seeking to enhance their resilience. And I wrote a couple of little books, you know, how do activities that’ll make your kid more respectful, more responsible. I thought I should write a book.

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Peter Winick

APRIL 8, 2024

His goal is to make his insights accessible and applicable to a wide range of professionals, from software developers to non-profit managers. Anton’s journey from training to writing his book reflects his commitment to validating ideas through real-world applications. Bill Sherman You say the book is for everyone.

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Liquid Planner Collaboration

MARCH 8, 2023

Recently, it’s felt like my work as a project manager has been all about making sure the right people are lined up to do their tasks at the right time. Here are seven tips to improve resource management across your complex portfolio. It is a useful resource management technique in project management, so it’s worth knowing how.

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Thought Leaders LLC

JANUARY 8, 2024

Today’s guest post is b y Kim Wasson, a principal at thought LEADERS and author of The Socially Intelligent Project Manager: Soft Skills That Prevent Hard Days (CLICK HERE to get your copy). Kim Wasson describes a straightforward process for determining what might go wrong and whether it’s worth worrying about.

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Liquid Planner Collaboration

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Think your project management clients are your business’ bread and butter? Without a harmonious project team, your project could be at risk of unhappy stakeholders and clients, delayed timelines, and every PM’s greatest nightmare … scope creep. Think again. Most importantly, practice what you preach.

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Liquid Planner Productivity

AUGUST 22, 2022

Artificial intelligence can help project managers do their jobs more easily and efficiently. LiquidPlanner delivers this predictive artificial intelligence for project managers. This way you’ll know right away if your team has the bandwidth and resources to take on that new project. About the Author.

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Liquid Planner Leadership

JULY 27, 2022

To effectively lead a project to completion, I think we agree that many soft skills are needed to manage a project team and timelines successfully. Being an effective communicator is Job One for the Project Manager. If this is a problem you’re facing, try a project management solution like LiquidPlanner.

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Liquid Planner Leadership

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Ask any project manager why projects fail, and you’ll get a long list of reasons. One of the things at the top of most lists will be people: specifically, not having buy-in for the project. Effective project management, supported by the right technology, sets the tone for convincing others to commit to a project.

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Andrew Chen

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Hi readers, I’m so, so excited that my upcoming book is dropping in one week, on December 7!! The Cold Start Problem , as the book is called, is about the secret that drives many of tech’s most successful products. I’ve been working on it for years, and am thrilled that it’ll finally be out.

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Liquid Planner Collaboration

MARCH 5, 2020

“ Dear Elizabeth: Can you help me with starting right on an international project? I will be responsible for the delivery of 3 projects in Australia and New Zealand. I have a formal project management certification, but managing projects with international teams is new to me. Managing Time Differences.

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Liquid Planner Leadership

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

I was asked a question I found odd the other day: “Can project managers work remotely?” The events of the last few years and the lockdowns during the worst of the pandemic have proven that it is indeed possible to deliver projects while based at home – or anywhere. In this article I’ll share six tips on how to do that.

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Mike Griffiths

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

In the book  The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety , author Timothy Clark outlines a model for understanding psychological safety. As the book title states, it progresses through four stages: Inclusion Safety  is the basic human need to belong and be accepted by a group. One approach is not necessarily better than the other.

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Liquid Planner Leadership

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In his groundbreaking book Emotional Intelligence from 1995, Daniel Goleman explains that emotional intelligence is about twice as important as cognitive ability for positions at every level. An emotionally unregulated project manager might instantly get angry and openly display that anger.

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Mike Griffiths

AUGUST 9, 2023

This is why I created PMillustrated.com to explain project management to visual learners, and I am a fan of the PMI product Wicked Problem Solving (WPS). The trouble with these models was that they were published as Standards, books, or static web pages. Kanban boards are deliberately more interactive.

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Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 21, 2023

In addition to her own career journey and EDIT, within the book Jones discusses how to: Create your success vision. Think and behave like an active project manager of your career--calling your own plays an not watching your career from the sidelines. Prioritize your objectives and map out how to achieve them.

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Agile42

AUGUST 11, 2023

Enter cross-functional teams, a dynamic approach to project management and problem-solving that is transforming the way businesses operate. When departments work in isolation, this can lead to communication breakdowns and a lack of shared vision, as well as inefficiencies that hinder growth. What are Cross-Functional Teams?

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Liquid Planner Productivity

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

If your competing deadlines come from one manager…. One of the strategies I covered in my book, Managing Multiple Projects, dealt with this situation: one manager or project sponsor gives you lots of work and says it’s all important. You may already have this in a project management software tool.

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Mike Griffiths

MAY 4, 2020

Are you looking for an expert in leadership, agile, or project management? If you like the ideas on this site or in my books, please get in touch, I would love to discuss opportunities to work together. Do you need relevant, high-quality articles for your corporate website? I am available for remote work. Details.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 15, 2022

Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, author of the new book, Harvard Business Review Project Management Handbook , explains that high-performing teams have these eight attributes : The team has time to meet and get to know each other. All team members participate to establish team goals.

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Liquid Planner Productivity

JUNE 8, 2022

Use the right project management software to track progress, make changes to the plan and work intelligently with colleagues. Book the same desk. Do yourself a favor and book the same desk every time. My role is to provide information to the decision-makers and talk through the projects if they want to know more.

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Liquid Planner Leadership

MAY 24, 2022

If project management were an off-road 4×4 expedition, where teams had to plot a course through the unknown, cost and schedule contingency would be akin to the number of spare fuel cans you can carry successfully to complete the trip. Project teams frequently confuse risk analysis for risk management. Hillson, D.

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Mike Griffiths

APRIL 14, 2023

This is why some projects create control limits around critical parameters and develop escalation plans to communicate exceptions and agree on the next steps. However, on most small to medium size projects, these escalation plans are often missing or left to the project manager's discretion.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2023

In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Their second strategy is to build — or rebuild — trust with your stakeholders.

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Walk Me

AUGUST 14, 2023

Most change management projects will start by establishing clear baselines and targets. Change control is also highly relevant in any kind of project management. When some part of a project needs to change, the change control process ensures that the processes happen promptly and effectively.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In their new book, Move Fast and Fix Things, Frances Frei and Anne Morriss outline five strategies to help leaders tackle their hardest problems and quickly make change. Their final strategy is to execute your plan with a sense of urgency.

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AIHR

JULY 25, 2022

Project management 13. If you don’t have that ability to influence and to communicate, to make a compelling argument and back it up and stand by it firmly, it’s going to be really hard,” observes Lars Schmidt , founder of Amplify and Redefining HR Accelerator, and author of the best-selling book, Redefining HR.

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Mike Griffiths

JANUARY 2, 2022

This live 7-week online book-club / self-study program works as follows: Read one chapter of my PMI-ACP Exam Prep book each week. Frequently asked questions: Q: Does the course include a copy of my PMI-ACP Exam Prep book? A: No, you will need to have or buy your own copy of my book.

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Mike Griffiths

JUNE 18, 2022

In partnership with Peak Business , this 35-module micro-learning suite provides comprehensive coverage of the new PMP® Exam Content Outline (ECO) and an excellent overview of today’s current project management topics for those looking for a refresher.   Self-Directed Learning.

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Monday Task Management

JUNE 16, 2022

Investing in task management — the core function of your day-to-day business activity —can contribute to long-term success. In fact, marketers that are proactive about project management are 3.5x This is especially true when it comes to either creating or improving your business’ digital presence.

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Monday Task Management

JUNE 16, 2022

Investing in task management — the core function of your day-to-day business activity —can contribute to long-term success. In fact, marketers that are proactive about project management are 3.5x This is especially true when it comes to either creating or improving your business’ digital presence.

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