Write something every day
This is the third of three things that will help ensure that you successfully complete the Project Management Concepts course.
A project manager is not a production-line worker whose output is measured by units produced. Some Project Management activities have no immediate external recognition or reward, but they are essential, and the cumulative effect of not having done them will show up in a time of crisis. They are what Stephen Covey might call Quadrant II activities: activities which are important, but not urgent, and which people often postpone.
During the Project Management Concepts course, there are several such activities. Most of them begin during the Test Series (after the Foundation Tasks). They include:
- Keeping your List of Terms up to date
(You’ll be able to download a template for this) - Submitting a possible exam question based on the password of the day
- Submitting a possible exam question based on the feedback to one of the questions
- Participating in the Study Group Forum
Do these activities daily. Don’t skip them just because we won’t be checking them regularly. Learn to reward yourself in your own mind, without expecting immediate recognition from others. The recognition will come down the line, when the cumulative effect of your deepened Project Management thinking and personal discipline help your team prevent a crisis, or to resolve one.
Written communication forms a key part of formal Project Management. Commit to doing these three things to ensure that you complete the course and benefit from it in your career:
- create a learning habit,
- change the way you view learning, and
- deepen your learning by writing something every day.
May your exploration of the concepts of Project Management be exciting, and may your personal change be remarkable.
