Bye the way, I used project management to plan my marriage because I believed that It would be the only way to arrive to the day without headaches. I got that objective.
Oh, us too! My wife is a certified PM as well.
Unfortunately for us, the execution was not smooth at all. Key lesson learnt? Next time we get married, it's going to be a straight civil proceeding without any hoopla. Saving Changes...
I'm impressed by the ways in which some of you so diligently perform project management in your day-to-day lives. I am not so formal. That does not mean I do not exercise my project management mentality. On the contrary, though, it is mainly sub-conscious. I am alway's planning out what needs to happen, prioritizing, and executing, modifying as needed. Like Sergio consistently reminds us of, we perform project management from the time we wake up. Exactly! And Just to make my train every morning! Then we go from there.
@Karan - wow, those are some amazing examples. And always fun to create an excel template. Let us know once approved and available.
Sorry Andrew, missed out on replying to your post.
Fully understand your point of the subconscious - it's like Kahneman's slow thinking vs. fast thinking. I guess after a certain amount of experience, such activities require little effort and come naturally to the practitioner? An interesting viewpoint, thanks.
For the template, will be submitting it for review today. Saving Changes...
I use MS project files for my professional tasks.
I also use Escalation matrix for assigning tasks to my colleagues.
In some critical projects which are quite complex to understand I divide issue into phases & apply one by one corrective actions & see the effect on the final product.
In my personal life, I use to have risk analysis, risk response plan, backup plan, fall back plan, especially when doing new or critical tasks.
These new or critical tasks include house/car repairing, travelling & investment decisions.
Overall, PM methodology helps us to maintain discipline, thinking in the most standard way & quite a good way of man & machine management.
Very interesting! Especially your point on maintaining discipline.
Yes, the structure and organisation of various tasks and options is honed down to a fine science in the various PM methodologies. Might as well take advantage of them!
Thanks for the insights. Saving Changes...
Sergio Luis ConteHelping to create solutions for everyone| Worldwide based OrganizationsBuenos Aires, Argentina
Feb 13, 2018 10:22 PM
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Very interesting viewpoint, Sergio. Agree strongly.
I was more interested if any one of us have adopted the tools and techniques provided by the methodology and, if so, how it has helped.
When I wrote I used it and I taught it to common people tools and techniques were included. Saving Changes...
I've also used Burndown Charts to represent my progress on certain personal goals. Burndown Charts provide good insight on progress.
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Mar 01, 2018 9:43 PM
Karan Shah
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Very interesting, Muthu! Burndown charts really are the culmination of a lot of other techniques - and I can guess at the utility of tracking efforts using this method.
I've also used Burndown Charts to represent my progress on certain personal goals. Burndown Charts provide good insight on progress.
Very interesting, Muthu! Burndown charts really are the culmination of a lot of other techniques - and I can guess at the utility of tracking efforts using this method. Saving Changes...
