Planning
Planning is one way to remain organised. Sometimes it's done formally, with MS Project and following the PMBOK (Project Management Book of Knowledge), sometimes on the back of a cocktail napkin. It's always worth doing.
Most of the time I follow a methodology somewhere in the middle, using sticky notes and a white board, and I'm developing some simple software to organize tasks into prioritized lists. I can help you plan, or to some extent do your planning for you, but certainly, a good plan can be part of the package of services that I put together for you.
"If you fail to plan, you're planning to fail." I don't know who said that first, but it's certainly true. Let me help you avoid failure.
If you have any questions about how I might be able to help you, please feel free to contact me by phone or e-mail.
| Software Tools | Visio, Word, Excel |
| Technologies used | Pert, Gantt charting, critical path analysis, flow chart, Line of Visibility Engineering Model, Joint application Design |
| Specialties | Mid-level planning and organising for when a fully-fledged project plan is over-kill |
| Locality | Typically, I work with email, and occasionally phone. Planning is better done with face to face contact, and for that, you'd need to be in Oakville or possibly Burlington or Milton. I tried commuting once, and didn't like it. |
| Ideas | Pert, Lists, Filing, Planning, Organise, Scheduling, Facilitation, Involvement: sponsor, management, staff, Presentations, Common Sense, Communications, Documentation, Sticky Notes, Whiteboard planning, MS Project, Diagrams, Projects, Plan |