
CAPTURING AND COMMUNICATING MEETING ACTION ITEMS | SharePoint Project Management | Q2PM Diary
An essential part of effective project management is the routine and regimented process of identifying, recording and sharing not only...

MEETING THE TEAMS | SharePoint Project Manager | Q2PM Diary
Investing time in meeting the players of the various projects I will assume responsibility for. This task has the benefit of getting to know

ASSEMBLING PROJECT "STORIES" | SharePoint Project Manager | Q2PM Diary
My first week on the job as IT PM for the city of Ventura was a short one - just two days - before heading home for the holiday weekend....

FIRST DAY PLAN | SharePoint Project Manager | Q2PM Diary
On December 18th, 2019 I will begin working with the Information Technology team at the City of Ventura, California to begin building for...

THE HUMAN SIDE OF CONTRACT REVIEW | SharePoint Project Management | Q2PM Diary
The director on the other side of the phone line had been up late thinking over the details of the contract we each had up on our screen...

PROJECT CLOSURE EMAIL | SharePoint Project Manager | Q2PM Diary
No one knows our project is really done until we send out that final email formally announcing the fact of successful project completion...

PROJECT CLOSURE MEETING | SharePoint Project Management | Q2PM Diary
Today, my team and I completed a three-year project to upgrade over six-thousand workstations from legacy Windows O/S to Windows 10. I...

THE NEW PMO CHARTER | SharePoint Project Management | Q2PM Diary
On November 21st, 2019 I was offered - and accepted - a position as Information Technology Project Manager for a beautiful coastal city...

BUILDING A MUNICIPAL PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE (PMO) | SharePoint Project Manager | Q2PM Diary
Taking initial steps to prepare both myself and my sponsor for the establishment of a new municipal Project Management Office (PMO)....

EMBRACING THE PRODUCT MINDSET | SharePoint Project Management | Q2PM Diary
Wrapping our heads around the product perspective and what this means for engagement and reporting. #Agile

MINIMUM MARKETABLE PRODUCT | SharePoint Project Manager | Q2PM Diary
Juan and Kurt explore the process of identifying the most essential feature to test for viability before launching a product along the...

THE DESIGN SPRINT | SharePoint Project Management | Q2PM Diary
Engaging the entire team to help brainstorm the initial design in search of the Minimal Viable Feature.

IT TRADESPEOPLE -SharePoint Project Manager - Q2PM Diary
Juan and Kurt discuss the coming age of IT contracting and the facilitation of talent, teams and projects through Internet job-sourcing...

PRIORITIZING TASKS | SharePoint Project Management | Q2PM Diary
Exploring ways to prioritized our tasks based on the four quadrants method outlined in Stephen Covey's book "7 Habits Of Highly Effective...

