Have you ever wanted to do something but never got started? Maybe you were going to learn a language, or learn how to paint, or write a novel, but you just never really managed to get going.
Have you ever started something but never finished it? Maybe you started that novel , but never got to the end. Or maybe you were going to run a marathon but had to drop out of training because you couldn’t find the time.
Have you ever finished something but found that it was a nightmare to achieve? Maybe something your manager asked you to do at work. Or maybe you decided to renovate your house, or even just part of it, and it seemed to go on for ever. There was more to it than you had anticipated. You encountered obstacle after obstacle. Lots of things went wrong. You wished you had never started.
Does any of that sound familiar?
We spend a lot of time in our lives doing things which we don’t always manage effectively. We do things which are projects, but we don’t manage them like projects. Because we don’t manage our projects effectively we don’t complete them, or they take way too long, or they are more difficult than they need to be. We generate hassle for ourselves, and stumble over problems we have not anticipated. So we find the experience of doing our projects frustrating and irritating.
This site will explain principles of basic project management that you can use to manage your personal projects, or your work projects, to help you to deliver successful outcomes.
