Kelly-isms

Usable quotes about Project Management from Kelly Kalmes

  • You plan and manage a project one step at a time; like eating an elephant, one bite at a time.
  • When planning a project you can't speed up what you can't see or understand.
  • The Project Manager manages the project management process and leads the people.
  • The Project Charter can be written with adjectives describing the project product, service or result but the Project Scope has NO adjectives.
  • A way to insure a good Scope Statement is to define measurably "what" the project will produce, that becomes your completion criteria; to measurably define "why" you're doing the project becomes your success criteria.
  • A project manager is like a symphony conductor, beautiful results can be achieved with the right team and a good plan.
  • You can’t shorten what you can’t see or understand.
  • If something isn’t going well the first place to look is in the mirror.
  • The real concern is not communicating clearly.
  • Developing the scope of work requires you to ask questions and not to assume anything.
  • Create a relationship with team members, customers, senior management and vendors; it’s easier to deal with difficult issues later.
  • Saying thank-you, when warranted, it goes a very long way.
  • You need to be able to “speak truth to power”, in other words tell those that can solve the issues what is really going on.
  • What does “doing more with less really mean” do we know what more is? We should.
  • Have you given thought about effort vs. duration? Remember; when someone asks how long something will take, ask them is that effort or duration.
  • I agree with Abraham Lincoln when he said: “If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six sharpening my axe.” Planning pays!
  • Project Management is leading the people and managing the process.

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Book List for Reference:

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    Project Management Study Guide for the CAPM Exam
    By Kelly Kalmes, PMP
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    A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Fourth Edition
    By Project Management Institute
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    A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, Third Edition
    By Project Management Institute
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    Project management for Dummies
    By Stanley E. Portny
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    The Project Management Tool Kit
    By Tom Kendrick
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    Visualizing Project Management: Models and Frameworks for Mastering Complex Systems
    By Kevin Forsberg, Hal Mooz, and Howard Cotterman
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    Agile Project Management: Creating Innovative Products
    By Jim Highsmith
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    Project management Tool Box: Tool and Techniques for the Practicing Project Manager
    By Dragan Z. Milosevic
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    The Portable MBA in Project Management
    By Eric Verzuh
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    Step by Step - Microsoft Office Project 2003
    By Carl Chatfield and Timothy D. Johnson
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    Step by Step - Microsoft Office Project 2007
    By Carl Chatfield and Timothy D. Johnson
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    Winning at New Products: Accelerating the Process from Idea to Launch, Third Edition
    By Robert G. Cooper
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    Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, Scheduling, and Controlling, Ninth Edition
    By Harold Kerzner, Ph.D.