Project Manager Coach

Hello, my name is Wan How. I’m a career and project management coach. After a dismal record of only one gold medal in 76 years, British cyclists finally won seven gold medals in the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and followed that with another seven gold medals in the London Olympics in 2012. How did they … Read more

Join Darth Vader to learn about the dark side of project management. Do you want to know how to boost your productivity? One way is to play more. Playing relieves stress, improves brain function, stimulates the mind and boosts creativity. That’s according to the National Institute for Play. Over the holidays, my family and I … Read more

Hello, my name is Wan How. I’m a career and project management coach. We’re now in February and you may be starting to feel overwhelmed. Projects that were due in December last year we’re postponed to January. Even though they have not been completed, new projects have been assigned to you. People were let go … Read more

Hello, my name is Wan How. I’m a career and project management coach. We’re now in January and many of you would have made new year resolutions. If you have not, consider this one: becoming better at time management. Many of us are working from home and there’s less of a barrier between work and … Read more

Hi, my name is Wan How. I’m a career and project management coach. We’re now in January, but in many ways, 2021 feels like a continuation of 2020 and nothing much has changed. But as a project manager, you have an opportunity to do something about this and to inspire change growth and improvement. How … Read more

Welcome to January. I trust you had a restful break from work. Usually at this time of the year, it’s a good time to assess the gap between what your project has delivered and what else still needs to be done before you can transition and hand over to operations. Now, some of these outstanding … Read more

Not only are we in December, this is also the week before Christmas. So by now, your project goal must have been met. If not you should be close, very close. If you’re not close and don’t have a plan, you need to be super creative to come up with a solution to help get … Read more

We’re now in December and for many project professionals it’s the busiest month of the yearbecause of project deadlines. Not only that, it could also be the most stressful month of the year if your project is not going well. You could be in many meetings with your team trying to figure out a way … Read more

We’re now in December and it’s likely the busiest month of the year because many projects have deadlines at the end of the year. Your to-do-list may be overflowing your project team could be tired and discouraged, and they may be thinking that the project goals are not attainable and unrealistic. Your project sponsor could … Read more

On November 18, 2020, an updated version of the Scrum Guide was released. The occasion? To celebrate Scrum’s 25th birthday. The use of scrum in project management has enabled small teams to change the world of software development for a quarter of a century. Following are highlights of the 3 hour webinar. Scrum is not … Read more