Welcome to our Group!

If you've made it this far, you either have a strong interest in the Project Management, or you've been sadly let down by your search engine. We hope you find what you're looking for and if you would like to share your skills and experience, please join!
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Why did we start this group?

Because many of us learned project management the hard way! I personally happened into a project management role early in my career managing small feature enhancement projects, leading a particular portion of a larger project, and finally getting the PM title and managing larger projects on my own . . . all after starting with no training! I learned much as I went, long before I ever got sent to a project management course. While it was interesting and often exciting, it WAS NOT painless. And I know I must have wasted time and re-invented the wheel at least a few times, too!

Even as I gained experience and confidence, I can remember late nights wondering how to handle particular tasks or challenges. (The questions just kept changing as I moved along in my experience and career.)

How do I get the recalcitrant developer to give me good schedule inputs?
What does a good Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for this type of project look like?
How do I estimate this project that the company has no internal experience on?
How do I scale down what I know about project management for small internal department projects?
How much project management process is enough, how much is too much for a given situation? Some of the people who had no time for project paperwork thought almost anything was too much; how could I counter that?