I am a believer in the power of project management: a PM Believer.
As a professional project manager for nearly twenty years I have witnessed project success drive business results. I have also proven that project management can change lives and help achieve personal transformation. Now I am sharing some practical tips and techniques that you can use to help achieve your own personal goals, live your best life and become a PM Believer.
Some moments in projects can suck! Projects can be difficult and stressful and can become unpleasant. One thing that great project managers do is to help de-suck the sucky situations. If a project manager helps the team enjoy the journey, they are more likely to stay the course and reach their destination. This is especially important when “the team” is just you.
Click here to read about how to Reduce The Suck.
What energy are you bringing to your project? For better or for worse, project managers lead by example. Your behaviors and energy set the tone for your team and can make the difference between success and failure. Are you bringing your big goal energy?
Click here to read about Big Goal Energy.
Agile projects are made up of sprints, each one delivers an incremental portion of the overall value of the end product. Well, maybe not every sprint delivers value. Sometimes Agile teams invest some of their time in organizing for success. Your personal goals can do this too and it doesn’t have to be reserved for the beginning of the project.
Click here to read how you can be a Sprint Zero Hero.
Are you trying to be a great project manager by continually learning new things? Acquiring knowledge is just the first part of the equation. If you don’t take the next step, that knowledge stays locked up inside your brain and becomes stale. By embracing a “learn and test” strategy you can convert that knowledge into skills that will last forever.
Click here to read the bite-sized summary of how to Learn & Test.
Dr. Suess said, “don’t cry because it is over, smile because it happened.” This is the perfect message for project managers because endings are a natural part of projects. While saying goodbye might be a little sad, the end of a project offers unique opportunities for project managers to grow.
Click here to read the bite-sized summary of The End.
Meet Coach TonyI am a certified Master Life Coach and project manager and am committed to helping individuals and companies achieve their most important goals so we can build a world where no goal dies of loneliness.
1. Coaching Intake: before our first session, you will complete a brief questionnaire to help us focus our efforts.
2. Session #1 – Goal Project Kick-off: we will discuss your vision & begin to narrow our focus to the 1-2 priority goals.
3. Session #2 – Goal Project Charter: we will finalize your goal project “charter,” commit to your goal & start building your roadmap.
4. Session #3 – Goal Project Roadmap: we will finalize your roadmap to success, including your “wills” and “won’ts.”
5. Sprinting To Success: we will work together to execute your roadmap in 2-week cycles called “sprints.” During these sprints, we will meet biweekly to review progress and plan the next sprint.
6. Final Coaching Session – Goal Project Wrap-up: once you have reached your goal, we will meet to celebrate your wins, review what you’ve learned & commit to your plan to keep the changes alive.
