Tag: Exec Education
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What is agile? Part 1
What is Agile Project Management? Here’s something I learned from my recent Agile Fundamentals course at the University of Auckland with Steven Briggs. If you’re too lazy to watch the video above with my friend Wen, here are the notes. Agile: Is a specific aspect of Project Management suited for small, dynamic projects. Often has…
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Agile Fundamentals: Graeme’s DIY non-MBA, MBA continues…
After a brief interruption of work (required to pay bills), I’m super excited to sign up today for the next component of my non-MBA, MBA. This is my commitment to my own personal and professional development in 2018. So far, I’ve dipped into Service Design, Project Management, Shoe School, and an online course called Designing…
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Project Management For Idiots: Part 2 – The Project Management Triangle
Prior to my recent crash course introduction to project management at the University of Auckland, I had no idea what the project management triangle was. It seems kinda basic now. To be honest, I feel like an idiot for not knowing this despite having worked on a number of projects where this language is used all…
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Project management for Idiots: Part 1 – Some Basics
Here are five thoughts about project management from my recent course at the Business School at Auckland University. All knowledge work is project work. Tidying my room is not a project. Other people are necessary. There is a budget. There is a framework. This is part of my non-MBA, MBA. It’s the second in my…
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The Future of Work is Project Work
The future of work, at least for me, is project work. At least it seems that way at the moment. So… welcome to the new work order. But project management is really one of my blindspots. Working in education, I have a background in training, not project management, or any kind of management really. I’m…
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How to Build a Do-It-Yourself non-MBA, MBA
Who’s got time to do an MBA. Not me… that’s for sure. Don’t get me wrong. There are plenty of great people out there with great skills. Some of these people even have MBAs. I can see the need to reskill and upskill. Especially in this weird economy. However, I haven’t got time for another…