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Where Is Project Management in Your
Life?
Whether
it’s in creating high-quality meals for
their families and friends or just
balancing out how best to use their
limited allotment of power, in Parma,
Italy, they know how to work well within
the Project Management constraints of
time, cost and quality. There are ways
you can work better in your everyday
life and still get quality results
within the constraints of Project
Management, too. Here are a few tips to
consider:
Think
it before you do it. Whether it’s
running errands, getting a cup of coffee
from the cafeteria or shuttling kids to
functions, think about what else you can
do.
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Make
sure you’re not back-tracking when
you do errands. Planning your stops
saves you time – and gas.
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If
you’re walking to the cafeteria
anyway, hand deliver an interoffice
envelope yourself or swing by the
cubicle of someone you’re waiting
for an answer from to see if he’s
there.
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Chances are you’ll be waiting at the
drop off or pick up point when you
shuttle kids, so use that time
wisely. Read through e-mails on your
phone, call to set up an appointment
you might need, or bring along those
back issues of your magazine
subscription.
Is
there a better way? That’s a great
question to ask yourself when you’re
looking to make the best use of
anything. Just as all the milk is used
in cheese making in Parma so there’s no
waste, see if you can get the most out
of everything you use.
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Instead of buying cases of water
bottles and recycling them when
they’re empty, think about investing
in aluminum or steel bottles and use
tap water or a purifying system like
Pur or Brita. You’ll save money, and
your recycle bucket will be a lot
lighter when you carry it out to the
street.
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Plan
your meals for the week with an eye
on using everything you buy. If you
always seem to end up throwing away
half a bunch of green onions, be
sure to have a second meal that week
to use up the rest. Too much lunch
meat halfway through the week? Use
the overage for a dinner or freeze
it to use next week.
Be
proud of what you do. No matter what
it is, do what you do with an eye on a
quality finish.
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Starting a handful of projects – at
work or at home – and finishing none
of them doesn’t accomplish a thing.
They’re still on your to-do list,
and you have no sense of
accomplishment. Prioritize your
projects and tackle them one at a
time, seeing them through to quality
completion.
Be inspired to bring Project Management
into all aspects of your life when you
read this month’s
Know How Network article and
this issue’s
Project Management in Parma, Italy
article.
