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10-Minute Tweaks to Instantly Improve Your Project Manager CV
Let’s be real.Project Managers are masters of delivery, orchestration and last-minute miracles.But when it comes to writing about it on a CV?We freeze. You’ve got 6 seconds to grab a recruiter’s attention — make them count. Here’s a set of quick, high-impact tweaks that take less than 10 minutes each.I’ve used these with clients, mentees…
How to Work with Developers Who (Secretly) Can’t Stand PMs
They don’t hate you… just everything you represent. Here’s how to change that Hint: You’re not there to impress them. You’re there to earn trust. Let’s be honest — there’s a silent tension in many tech teams. You walk into your first standup, armed with your roadmap, your optimistic smile and your carefully color-coded backlog.And you’re greeted with……
Surviving Your First Sprint as a Scrum Master
The First Rule of Sprint Club: You Don’t Talk… You Watch Welcome to your first sprint as a Scrum Master. If you’re feeling a strange cocktail of excitement, dread and the overwhelming urge to Google “how to be a Scrum Master without getting fired,” congratulations — you’re exactly where you should be. Let’s be honest: your Agile training…
How to Transition from Project Manager to Scrum Master
From Gantt Charts to Daily Standups — Your Practical Guide to Making the Shift 1. Let’s Clear This Up: PM ≠ SM Here’s the cold truth many don’t tell you:Being a Project Manager doesn’t automatically make you ready to be a Scrum Master. In fact, this transition trips up a lot of seasoned PMs. Why?Because the roles may seem…
How to find your PM Ikigai
(as a Project Manager Who Wants More Than Meetings and Milestones) Let’s face it — most of us didn’t get into project management for the standups, the timelines or the endless “Hey, just looping back on this…” emails. Somewhere along the way, we started craving more. More purpose.More clarity.More why the hell am I doing this again?…
Your First 30 Days as a Scrum Master
What to Watch, What to Learn and What to Definitely Not Fake So, you’ve landed the role.Badge unlocked. Zoom link received. Jira board… slightly terrifying. Welcome to the dojo, Sensei-in-training.The Scrum Master badge might be pinned to your chest, but the first 30 days? That’s when you start earning it. You’re not here to swing a…
7 Tech Things You Should Know Before Becoming a Scrum Master
(So You Don’t Feel Like a Tourist in Every Standup) You want to become a Scrum Master.Maybe you’ve worked in HR, operations, customer service or even project coordination.You love people, you’re great at communication and you’ve got the soft skills part down cold. But the tech side?The jargon, the tools, the stuff developers talk about…
9 Ways to Lead as an Introvert
(Without Losing Your Soul or Sanity) Let’s be honest — leadership can sound like a dream come true. You get to make decisions, set the tone, and maybe, just maybe, finally control the office thermostat. But if you’re an introvert, it can also feel like you’ve been cast as the main character in a never-ending social experiment.…
Getting your Project Team to speak up (without going nuts)
Or how to invite Feedback without totally regretting it later As a project manager with over a decade of experience (and a collection of stress-induced gray hairs), I’ve seen how silent teams lead to chaos. Missed opportunities, unaddressed risks, and the kind of eerie quiet that makes you suspect they’ve formed a secret Slack channel just…
Project Management Methodologies Explained: The Beginner’s Guide to Waterfall, Agile and Everything In Between
Step 1: Buckle Up — We’re Going on a Road Trip Imagine this: You’ve just inherited a project. Maybe it’s your first. Maybe it landed in your lap with all the grace of a bowling ball tossed from a balcony. Either way, there it is — staring back at you. Deadlines, team members, budgets, goals. Everyone’s looking to you for…