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The 45 Steps Of Project Management

7/30/2017

When I first got out of college, twenty years before the internet, I searched and searched for a description of how to do project management. I wanted a how-to. A checklist.

I never did find one...until one day...

Time Management vs Goal Management

7/23/2017

I am a bit of a self-help junkie. Lord knows I need it. My first architect-boss informed me that I might make a better monk than an architect. I never listen.

During my self-help bingeing years, I probably consumed two dozen books that tried to tell me how to manage time. Very little of that wisdom stuck. The real help came from the authors who talked more about goals and priorities than time-management. Folks like Steven Covey, and Dan Sullivan of The Strategic Coach. But once you set goals for yourself, how do you actually get there?

The best system I have found is 'The Three Things'. I don't know where it originates, but at least once a year I read an article that promotes the idea.

4 Reasons To Do Construction Administration

7/16/2017

As designers we aren't always comfortable on the site, observing what’s going on.

But there are good reasons to do it anyway.

Setting Priorities

7/4/2017

Priorities Are Good

Here is a general rule of thumb for setting priorities when you are working on a project. I find that it is the best way to move a project ahead effectively during the design phases. It is ideal to tackle design issues in this order: