DIGITAL STARTUP SOCIETY BLOG — Posts Project Management
Five Tips to Successful Project Management Without a Team
Project management can be done and be successful even without a team. It is just a system or a set of processes that work together to make sure the project you create meets the expectations of your customers or stakeholders. Managing solo projects can be difficult and stressful, but there are many different tips and techniques you can add to your system from the start to make it easier for you and streamlined. With these tips, managing a project successfully on your own each time, no matter how many products you need to get done, will become possible. Here...
Four Common Challenges to Small Business Project Management
Project management is challenging to learn but necessary if you want to be successful. It takes proper communication, detailed organization, and monitoring systems to ensure every component required is created or added to the project. When one area of project management is lacking, the entire project does too, even if it's hard to tell. This is why it is vital to ensure you have the systems to avoid mistakes. Being aware of the common challenges many businesses face can help fix these systems to make great projects and products every single time. The following are four common challenges to...
The Five Phases to Small Business Project Management
Every project requires the same phases to create a successful project or valuable product. Keeping these phases the same and consistently helps ensure the project is finished with the requirements and expectations met. Putting these phases together is called the project lifestyle. It helps keep you on track, monitors cost and other resources, have more control, and deliver higher quality projects or products and services. Here are the five phases to small business project management to know about: Initiation: Getting Starting This phase is where you get prepared by gathering information and important resources. Believe it or not, this...
Six Common Small Business Project Management Terms to Know
Learning common terminology in business is essential to proper communication no matter what you are doing. Implementing project management is far from exemption too. The more common terms you know, the more likely you are to stay organized, consistent, and thriving for the project's duration. Making it easier to deliver a project or product your customers are satisfied with every time. The following are six common project management terms to know for more effective communication and project execution: Project Stakeholder A project stakeholder is who the project is intended for once completed. This can be a person you work...
The Project Management Skills You Need as a Solo Business Owner
Many different skills need to come together to implement proper project management systems. Missing one skill can leave a significant hole in the project or leave your customers dissatisfied. Thankfully, you can do many different things to improve or gain these skills. Here are six project management skills every solo business owner needs to run a successful project and tips on how to improve them: Communication Skills Poor communication can lead to misunderstanding what is required or expected to get the project done. This leads to missed deadlines and misusing essential resources. So the very first thing you must...