The Lazy Project Manager

ISBN-10: 1983466700
ISBN-13: 9781983466700
Series: The Lazy Project Manager
Pages: 74
Language: English
Published: 2018
Author: Peter Taylor

Description

Productive laziness is all about success, but success with far less effort.By advocating being a 'lazy' project manager, I do not intend that we should all do absolutely nothing. I am not saying we should all sit around drinking coffee, reading good books and engaging in idle gossip whilst watching the project hours go by and the non-delivered project milestones disappear over the horizon. That would obviously be just plain stupid and would result in an extremely short career in project management - in fact, probably in a very short career, full stop!Lazy does not mean stupid.No, I really mean that we should all adopt a more focused approach to project management and exercise our efforts where it really matters, rather than rushing around like busy, busy bees involving ourselves in unimportant, non-critical activities that others can better address, or which do not need addressing at all in some cases.Welcome to the home of 'productive laziness'.On the following pages you can read more about what I mean about productive laziness and how you can apply these simple techniques and approaches in your own projects. The major project topics will be covered but from a 'productive lazy' point ofviews manage, and I have therefore learned the manner in which to balance life, projects and work. What I am, though, and also by nature, is success orientated. Therefore the balanced approach that I utilise also has to ensure that both my projects and my career are successful and that they leave me with sufficient time for home and family. I am a Lazy Project Manager. You can carry on as you are or you can join me in the comfy chair of life and still get the project results that you and your project sponsors demand. Lazy does not mean unsuccessful.I am not, by nature, a lazy person but I do have many other t