I never realized it had been a year since I posted here. My life updates have been mostly about work and I may have been doing this for too long. There's no team behind it, no editor, and no brainstorming sessions- mostly been me running this since 2008 along with a full-time job and a family.           So, since we are just on time to start this weekend, I thought we could relook at the couple of articles I have posted in the community. So, here are a few articles listed below that I have been writing and didn't share: 1.  Triads in Agile: The Path to ..read more

Thank you for sticking around if you are seeing this. Grateful for this year even with its up and downs and I know I haven't been a lot here, but my heart is always here.  As I wrap up this year, here's my new years resolution video below. Thanks again everyone, stay safe and take care.  ..read more

 Its September already and if you are constantly trying to figure out how to get more done, these top 10 lessons from the productivity guru Ali Abdaal might be just for you. Stay safe and take care ..read more

Hello, todays interview is with Yasmina Khelifi.  Yasmina Khelifi, PMP, PMI- ACP, PMI-PBA is an experienced project manager in the telecom industry. Along with her 20-year career, she sharpened her global leadership skills, delivering projects with major manufacturers and SIM makers. Yasmina strives for building collaborative bridges between people to make international projects successful. She relies on three pillars: her project management skills, the languages she speaks, and her passion for sharing knowledge. French-native, she can speak German, English, Spanish, Italian, Japanes ..read more

If you really want to show your work, show the vulnerability that comes with it.  I get it you are a newbie and welcome to SIPM.  I think the biggest fear is that of being judged of failure, lesser experience and shaky confidence. You can fake it till you make it, however you won’t know how it is unless you go out there, do your work and put it out. There’s just one way to get it done and get done with your fear, go through the fire. If you are a project manager and starting out, don’t feel intimidated by all the experience available over the web in blogs and other platforms. Everyo ..read more

If you are the kind of person, who wants to get more done and are struggling to stay consistent, this might be right for you.  In this video, I talk about 3 ways you can trick yourself to check off the lists and yes, it's all in the mindset. If you do like, don't forget to subscribe. Thanks for watching.   ..read more

I am an introvert and have like many always struggled showing my work.  I dreamt hidden behind the curtains of my apartment's floor to ceiling windows and wanted to get the courage to one day tell everyone about my ideas. I was shy like many to speak up or show my work. So, when I was in school I had warmed up to the idea to write for a newspaper. Back then you had to mail them and one day out of nowhere it was published. That's how I started- showing my work. That didn't take away from the awkwardness of thinking that if I wanted to show my work it would always be talking amidst people a ..read more

 If you woke up every morning and could see the amount of work you get done everyday, you would pat yourself everyday.  Getting more done always doesn't mean waking up at 5am, it can still be managed with these 3 simple tips depending on the kind of work you do and the style you prefer.  1. Prioritization 2. Time Blocking 3. Visual Boards More in the video below: Which one is your choice of time management ..read more

Lot of people I knew over the years, looked down upon work from home. Being at work meant more engagement, interest, collaboration. So, why work from home? Today we are redefining what collaboration means locked up in our homes. An estimated 16 million U.S. knowledge workers started working remotely due to Covid-19 as of March 27, 2020  The same group who once scorned the ability to work from home now talked about how surprised they were being able to work from their own home and numbers started trickling in of greater productivity, more efficiency and everyone happier because of finally ..read more

 This post was first published  in Projectmanagement.com. Click here to read.  Agile has become ubiquitous in project management, with teams using it to spark out-of-the-box thinking and drive countless projects across the finish line. Yet almost as quickly as the approach popped up, companies and project leaders began to oversell it—and what seemed to be a radical way of thinking has become mired in repetition and monotony.   Agile was about being open and transparent, and people having the utmost importance in the process. Now, if you ask anyone about agile, it ..read more