The Project Managers' Guide To The Universe

What can Bees teach us about project management?

Andrew Budkiewicz — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:22:31 +0000

I have been an apiarist (beekeeper) (as a hobby) for about 18 months, I now have 2 bee hives (a kind of project portfolio in its infancy). As with any hobby, the more time you invest in it, the more you begin to understand it. One of the most surprising observations I have regarding how a bee […]

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PMI – Generative AI Overview for Project Managers – My eyes have been opened.

Andrew Budkiewicz — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:07:21 +0000

I recently completed an online training course offered by the Project Management Institute (PMI). The topic was an overview of how generative AI can support project management delivery. It was one of the few times when I have been a little skeptical about the content at the lead into the course, but then within minutes […]

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Microsoft Project plan…Oh how I missed you

Andrew Budkiewicz — Thu, 09 Apr 2015 21:28:30 +0000

Working from home can be a lonely experience at times, the lack of human interaction, no water cooler chats, just endless conference calls and reviews of the Project plan. And more than once my wife has accused me of acting like an excited puppy welcoming its owner when she walks through the front door, at […]

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MSP course review

Andrew Budkiewicz — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:24:01 +0000

I have passed my MSP foundation and practitioner course, originally booked with http://www.teampm.co.uk/ although I opted to change to the knowledge academy http://www.theknowledgeacademy.com/ as the earlier company kept rescheduling the course due to a lack of enrolled delegates. I thought I would share some of my thoughts and feelings about the MSP course for those […]

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The 12 days of Christmas PM remix

Andrew Budkiewicz — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:15:16 +0000

So it has come to that time of year, budgets so carefully preserved for 11 months are being spent in a frivolous nature so they are not being cut from next years pot. Status meetings are being attended by people that would fail sobriety tests thanks to the previous nights free bar at the office […]

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Book review – Bid Writing for Project Managers

Andrew Budkiewicz — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:34:23 +0000

A guest book review I wrote for Arras people Author: David Cleden Publisher: Gower Size: 240 pages Reviewed by Andy Budkiewicz In the interests of transparency, I must admit that I have never been involved directly in commercial bidding for contracts. However, I have sat on the ‘other side of the table’ as a client […]

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Optical illusion – The devil is in the detail

Andrew Budkiewicz — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 11:35:20 +0000

Look at this picture what do you see? Spirals? How many different coloured spirals? Make a note of that and read on. I would like to associate that spiral picture to a common theme I have observed when it comes to decision making or even managing a project, I asked you, what seemed on […]

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Poetry in business – ‘A doodle at the edge’ by William Ayot

Andrew Budkiewicz — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 11:28:45 +0000

Another meeting, another agenda, another list of buzz-words, initials and initiatives PSU is entering Phase Three While the CDR wants G2 to go to Level Five If we go the full nine yards on this one; If we get pro-ative, get out of the box; Get our teams together and on the same hymn sheet; […]

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Poetry in business – ‘I have arrived’ by Natasha Josefowitz

Andrew Budkiewicz — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:59:46 +0000

I have not seen the plays in town Only the computer printouts I have not read the latest books Only the wall street journal I have not heard the birds sing this year Only the ringing of phones I have not taken a walk anywhere But from the parking lot […]

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virtual teams (when being a host is not enough)

Andrew Budkiewicz — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:15:22 +0000

Have you ever found yourself in this situation… You are all set up in a meeting, you need to give an important update on a project, and gather some important feedback from the stakeholders in the room, you know the update could be a little controversial but that is why you organised the meeting, to […]

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