Tags |
|
|
Links |
|
|
Casual Articles - Project Management: How to Eat an Elephant
The toy industry suffered a major setback during the recession. Thankfully, it survived but the products coming out of the toy industry of late are quite boring. One wonders where has all the innovation gone? If you have an original idea to sell to the toy industry you will need to go about it the right way or else suffer rejection and frust
6. Get some help. Don’t try to do it all yourself – you need a team. Make the job look attractive, whatever it takes – mustard, p
Our point of view, perception, and learning are all objects of our knowledge, and these are things that prevent us from going ahead. "I already know everything there is to know about that. I don't need to learn any more." We have arrived only at the fourth rung of the ladder, yet we think it is the top rung. Whatever the value of what our intellec
2. Sift through the mess. Sort out and throw away everything that isn’t elephant. There will be plenty of elephant parts for you to digest – don’t take on any more than is absolutely necessary.
3. Imagine eating the last bite. Before you begin, visualize yourself eating that very last bite of elephant. Keep that image in your mind as you get started, and stay focused on getting the job done, no matter what.
4. Design a strategy. How long a time do you have to complete this project? What are the steps you need to take? What’s the best order to eat all the parts? My computer – guru nephew coined a term to describe breaking down huge data files into workable bunches – chunkify. An excellent description – chunkify that elephant!
5. Gather the tools you will need. Make sure you have all the necessary equipment before you start. What do you need to get the job done? Chainsaws? Meat cleavers? Sharp knife and fork? Tums for your tummy?
6. Get some help. Don’t try to do it all yourself – you need a team. Make the job look attractive, whatever it takes – mustard, pi
Partnerships, like marriages do not always last. When a partnership is being dissolved the biggest area of contention is usually the valuation of the business. Valuation is generally very subjective. Areas of contention can be as simple as the current value of manufacturing equipment, book, or replacement value, to future profitability, to what va
3. Imagine eating the last bite. Before you begin, visualize yourself eating that very last bite of elephant. Keep that image in your mind as you get started, and stay focused on getting the job done, no matter what.
4. Design a strategy. How long a time do you have to complete this project? What are the steps you need to take? What’s the best order to eat all the parts? My computer – guru nephew coined a term to describe breaking down huge data files into workable bunches – chunkify. An excellent description – chunkify that elephant!
5. Gather the tools you will need. Make sure you have all the necessary equipment before you start. What do you need to get the job done? Chainsaws? Meat cleavers? Sharp knife and fork? Tums for your tummy?
6. Get some help. Don’t try to do it all yourself – you need a team. Make the job look attractive, whatever it takes – mustard, p
Yep, you've heard it a million times before... the digital age is well and truly upon us! You need only take a look around to see the world is converting to digital in every way - cameras, tvs, books music - so it is no surprise that signage has jumped on board and taken a step into the digital world.Appearing everywhere before our very eye
4. Design a strategy. How long a time do you have to complete this project? What are the steps you need to take? What’s the best order to eat all the parts? My computer – guru nephew coined a term to describe breaking down huge data files into workable bunches – chunkify. An excellent description – chunkify that elephant!
5. Gather the tools you will need. Make sure you have all the necessary equipment before you start. What do you need to get the job done? Chainsaws? Meat cleavers? Sharp knife and fork? Tums for your tummy?
6. Get some help. Don’t try to do it all yourself – you need a team. Make the job look attractive, whatever it takes – mustard, p
Successful management teams understand that organizational success is much more dependent upon the effectiveness of their teams than any other market influence. Robert H. Waterman understood the importance of people in business when he wrote that organizations exist for only one purpose: to help people reach ends together that they couldn't ac
5. Gather the tools you will need. Make sure you have all the necessary equipment before you start. What do you need to get the job done? Chainsaws? Meat cleavers? Sharp knife and fork? Tums for your tummy?
6. Get some help. Don’t try to do it all yourself – you need a team. Make the job look attractive, whatever it takes – mustard, p
Although money shouldn’t be the most important factor in career decisions, it has a big impact on our lives. How much money we earn will dictate where we live, where we vacation, the lifestyle we enjoy, and how and when we will retire.When you work for someone else, you have a limited amount of control over your salary. You negotiate your
6. Get some help. Don’t try to do it all yourself – you need a team. Make the job look attractive, whatever it takes – mustard, pickle relish, barbecue sauce – and you’ll have people clamoring for a chance to help you. Hey, that technique worked for Tom Sawyer, didn’t it?
7. Decide what to eat first. Decide which is the worst part (use your imagination here!) and plan to eat that worst part first. Once that’s out of the way, the rest of that elephant may be quite tasty – or at least it will seem so by comparison.
8. Take a bite. Whatever it takes, you must begin. Then take another bite. Then another. Set a pace for yourself, keep going, and don’t allow yourself to quit for any reason. How long does it take to eat an elephant? As the old story goes – a bite at a time and a couple of years, and you’ll be done.
9. Clean up your plate. You can do it. How much of that elephant is left? The excuse that you are “90 percent done” means that you’re trying to hide the other 10 percent of that elephant somewhere. Finish the job.
10. Celebrate your success! Congratulations! You finished the task – all of it. That elephant is now history, and your project is complete. High fives all around for a job well done. Now, what’s for dessert?
HTTP = HTML link (for blogs, profiles,phorums):
<a href="http://www.casualarticles.com/article/22435/casualarticles-Project-Management--How-to-Eat-an-Elephant.html">Project Management: How to Eat an Elephant</a>
BB link (for phorums):
[url=http://www.casualarticles.com/article/22435/casualarticles-Project-Management--How-to-Eat-an-Elephant.html]Project Management: How to Eat an Elephant[/url]
Related Articles:
The Perils of Positive Thinking
Face Reality - Forced Career Change Will Happen During Your Working Life
Bookmark it:
|