Comments on: Expand Your Writing Skills: Project Management http://www.thursdaybram.com/2008/02/11/expand-your-writing-skills-project-management Creativity is business too. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:25:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: thursday http://www.thursdaybram.com/2008/02/11/expand-your-writing-skills-project-management#comment-590 thursday Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:20:19 +0000 http://www.thursdaybram.com/2008/02/11/expand-your-writing-skills-project-management#comment-590 Laura, You do have a valid point — project management can be hard work. Just like any expansion of a freelance writing business, one would want to think it over first. But it is an option to consider. Laura,
You do have a valid point — project management can be hard work. Just like any expansion of a freelance writing business, one would want to think it over first. But it is an option to consider.

]]> By: laura http://www.thursdaybram.com/2008/02/11/expand-your-writing-skills-project-management#comment-588 laura Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:34:32 +0000 http://www.thursdaybram.com/2008/02/11/expand-your-writing-skills-project-management#comment-588 Thursday, It's an interesting concept. When I was in the corporate world I was in charge of ("managed") several writing projects. Since I knew what was required and was familiar with the teams, my "project management" worked fine. However, my husband has one of those "expensive" PMP certifications. He spends all day, every day, managing multiple projects for a large corporation. He is often thrown onto projects that he is unfamiliar with on very short notice and expected to turn the project around. Somehow, he manages to do it. As a writer I could not (nor would I want to), do what he does. If you're a writer thinking about billing yourself as a project manager, then I say: think twice. Be sure that you really understand what a project entails before taking it on. Thursday,

It’s an interesting concept. When I was in the corporate world I was in charge of (”managed”) several writing projects. Since I knew what was required and was familiar with the teams, my “project management” worked fine.

However, my husband has one of those “expensive” PMP certifications. He spends all day, every day, managing multiple projects for a large corporation. He is often thrown onto projects that he is unfamiliar with on very short notice and expected to turn the project around. Somehow, he manages to do it.

As a writer I could not (nor would I want to), do what he does.

If you’re a writer thinking about billing yourself as a project manager, then I say: think twice. Be sure that you really understand what a project entails before taking it on.

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]]> By: thursday http://www.thursdaybram.com/2008/02/11/expand-your-writing-skills-project-management#comment-579 thursday Thu, 14 Feb 2008 17:12:40 +0000 http://www.thursdaybram.com/2008/02/11/expand-your-writing-skills-project-management#comment-579 There really are plenty of nifty tools out there! There really are plenty of nifty tools out there!

]]> By: Christine http://www.thursdaybram.com/2008/02/11/expand-your-writing-skills-project-management#comment-568 Christine Tue, 12 Feb 2008 23:26:02 +0000 http://www.thursdaybram.com/2008/02/11/expand-your-writing-skills-project-management#comment-568 Have you ever tried SmartDraw for project management charts? It works really well. I use it to create flowcharts, timelines, Gantt charts, and other cool diagrams when I'm freelancing web copy or PR. Makes me look like a real pro. You can download a free trial here: http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/project-management-chart.htm Have you ever tried SmartDraw for project management charts? It works really well. I use it to create flowcharts, timelines, Gantt charts, and other cool diagrams when I’m freelancing web copy or PR. Makes me look like a real pro. You can download a free trial here:

http://www.smartdraw.com/specials/project-management-chart.htm

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