You’re about to give a big presentation (or be the focal point in a meeting), and your nerves set in. You feel pressure in your chest, your breathing gets shallow, and hear your heartbeat in your head. And suddenly, it…
Author: Adam Kovitz
How does a PM get project team members to do the tasks assigned to them?
Or should I have titled this, “GET TO WORK!” This is an age-old question, isn’t it? And you would think that if the Project Manager (PM) did their job and was very specific as to what is expected from any…
Email Marketing: Target Your Customers
Email marketing is when a company or person sends a message to a group of people via email. Most commonly used for advertisements, business requests, sales or donation solicitation, any email communication is considered email marketing if it helps to build…
Keeping Your Email Inbox Better Organized
Email plays an important role in our daily lives, whether it’s personal or business. And we all get tons of emails whether we want them or not. When we use it appropriately, email is an incredibly useful communication tool. But, many…
How to Improve Your Interviewing Skills
An interview is a business transaction wherein the objective of the hiring manager (the person who has the authority to hire) is to make a selection among job candidates called in for interviews. A candidate has two challenges: first, to…
How does a PM in a PSO/PMO get the right people for the project?
“Mr. Program Manager of the Project Management Office/Professional Service Organization (PMO/PSO), I think for the new project that you have made me Project Manager (PM), Jane would be the best Business Analyst and Jack would be the best Technical Analyst…
The Effect of Micromanagement
Micromanagement is, “to manage especially with excessive control or attention to details” – Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary. In general, micromanagement has a negative meaning and implication, and is viewed unfavorably by supervised employees. Let’s discuss the issues of micromanaging employees and…
Social Networking Is Often Not Understood
Disclaimer: Social networking is not a substitute for attending social events, talking with others on the phone, or having lunch with someone. To me there is no question of the growing importance of social networking for people in transition who…
About Mobile App Development
In today’s busy world, people are wondering what really is mobile app development, and what is involved in producing a mobile app for their business. Mobile application development is the process of making or creating a computer application to run…
The PM job-search Effort
As some of you may know from my LinkedIn status, I joined NICE-Actimize in June 2014 after a search. Also, even though I am employed, I am an active member of several job network groups in New Jersey. I have…