Project management
Project management skills are essential for the micro business owner. This includes finding the best online tools and project management software, and also understanding why projects fail. To manage projects effectively, its key to undertake a business process review and be prepared to make changes in business workflow. If you ever thought processes and project management were dull topics, this section should change your thinking. Check out our step-by-step course to solo success.
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Attracting new business
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Productivity
7 steps to get your product to market faster and smarter
So you’ve got a great idea but keeping getting stuck at the ‘make it happen’ stage. Apply these seven project management steps and you’ll be well on your way to getting your product to market.
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Project management
Want to help your business? Become a client of yourself
Do you struggle with completing your own projects? I do! Recently I found a way to tackle the issue by prioritising goals, and I have a brand new website to show for it.
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Project management
Workload management: Should I take on a new project?
Wondering whether to take on that new project? These six tips will help you decide if it will really be of value to your business.
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Project management
Business process review: Turning it outside-in
Want to learn from companies like Apple and Google, who’ve been going from strength to strength despite the GFC? Do a business process review and start turning your business outside-in!
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Project management
The value of project post mortems
Where did things go wrong? Or right? Project post mortems are great, but only if they’re done right. Here’s how to carry out a review once the dust settles on your project.
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FROM THE FORUMS
Delegate, delegate, delegate. How true is it though?
Hi everyone, I have started a new business 3 weeks ago. It's a cafe and I am very happy about how it is going. Now, I am stuck in the kitchen and I feel like I…
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Project management
Project planning: 8 ways to kill your project
There are actions I’ve seen which are guaranteed to kill your project’s chance of success. Here are eight ways projects get sabotaged, and project planning tips to prevent them.
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Project management
Project management processes: A simple guide
If you get flustered at the thought of managing a project, these simple tips will help. I've seen the largest projects start with the project managment processes below, and one to five person projects run with nothing more!
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Project management
Project management: Why projects fail
As soloists, our work is often project-based. Have you ever wondered why some projects go smoothly and others seem plagued with problems? Here are five reasons why projects can fail and how with good project management these problems can be avoided.
