Pragmatic PM http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/BlogId/2/Default.aspx en-US mikepolson@pmhacks.com Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:39:54 GMT Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:39:54 GMT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blog RSS Generator Version 4.0.0.0 http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/EntryId/5/Effectively-Efficient-ndash-What-rsquo-s-That.aspx <p>I often observe colleagues in meetings confuse and misuse the terms “efficiency” and “effectiveness”.   As a project manager, it’s our responsibility that we understand the difference between these terms, and most importantly – ensure the both ourselves and our teams are doing both. </p> <blockquote> <p><br /> Effectiveness is doing the <strong>right things</strong></p> <p>Efficiency is doing <strong>things well</strong><em>.</em></p> <p>Do the <strong>right things well</strong><em> - </em>Be effectively efficient!</p> </blockquote> <p>You can excel at optimizing people, tactics, processes, and requirements - <em>this is efficiency</em><strong>. </strong>  You can strive to understand your customer, market, and strategic goals - <em>this is effectiveness</em><strong>.  </strong>A good project manager knows the difference and lead their team towards both.  Be effectively efficient!</p> <p>Stepcase Lifehack has a <a target="_blank" href="http://cut.ms/PqB">good article</a> on the subject from a personal productivity perspective.  Additionally, Better Projects <a target="_blank" href="http://cut.ms/PqC">has thoughts</a> from a professional’s view.</p><br /><a href=http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/EntryId/5/Effectively-Efficient-ndash-What-rsquo-s-That.aspx>More ...</a><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/CatID/15/Default.aspx>Productivity</a></div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/CatID/16/Default.aspx>Disciplines</a></div> mikepolson@pmhacks.com Productivity Disciplines http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/EntryId/5/Effectively-Efficient-ndash-What-rsquo-s-That.aspx#Comments 1 http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/EntryId/5/Effectively-Efficient-ndash-What-rsquo-s-That.aspx Mon, 05 Apr 2010 01:35:00 GMT http://pmhacks.comDesktopModules/BlogTrackback.aspx?id=5 http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/EntryId/4/WYGIWYG-What-You-Get-Is-What-You-Get.aspx <p><a href="http://pmhacks.com/Portals/0/Blog/Files/2/4/WLW-PMHacksDemotivationalWYGIWYG_6632-wygiwyg_2.png"><img title="wygiwyg" border="0" alt="wygiwyg" width="604" height="404" style="border-right-width: 0px; display: inline; border-top-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px" src="/Portals/0/Blog/Files/2/4/WLW-PMHacksDemotivationalWYGIWYG_6632-wygiwyg_thumb.png" /></a></p> <p> </p> <p>This is a take off on the popular <a href="http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wysiwyg">WYSIWYG</a> acronym.   As a Project Manager our job to keep everyone happy and keep the project moving forward.  Day after day after day.  Despite our best efforts, there will be time when we are not able to help our users “<em>see the light</em>”.  It’s on those days that a saying like this may come in handy, at least, inside your own mind, to help you get through those days.</p><br /><a href=http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/EntryId/4/WYGIWYG-What-You-Get-Is-What-You-Get.aspx>More ...</a><div class="tags">Tags: Catchphrase</div><div class="category">Category: <a href=http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/CatID/7/Default.aspx>PM Motivationals</a></div> mikepolson@pmhacks.com PM Motivationals http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/EntryId/4/WYGIWYG-What-You-Get-Is-What-You-Get.aspx#Comments 1 http://pmhacks.com/Blog/tabid/58/EntryId/4/WYGIWYG-What-You-Get-Is-What-You-Get.aspx Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:05:00 GMT http://pmhacks.comDesktopModules/BlogTrackback.aspx?id=4 Catchphrase