با عضویت در خبرنامه مدیریت پروژه ایران از آخرین اخبار و سمینارها با خبر شوید
This blog began when I realised that there weren’t enough women writing and speaking about project management, although there were plenty working very hard at it. Back in 2006, flicking through the trade press and going to conferences meant reading and listening to what men had to say about project management. There’s nothing wrong with that – they were (and still are) often very good. But the project management world was lacking a female perspective. Basically, there wasn’t enough stuff about shoes, chocolate and crafts for my liking.
Today, things are better. Conference organisers tell me that they go to lengths to attract female speakers. Editors have more balanced editorial panels. However, it isn’t their fault that they have to make a special effort: it’s ours. If we want women to have a more active role in promoting project management as a 21st century profession we need to get out there and do something about it.
I don’t speak for all female project managers, of course. And I hope I speak to men as well. This blog has evolved over the last years into a place where I hope all project managers will find something useful. A Girl’s Guide to Project Management aims to provide some direction in the world of project management by offering news, opinion and coverage of the many project management events that happen in the UK (and when I can get to them, overseas too).
In short, I’m the Girl, and this is my Guide. Welcome.
Currently, I’m Head of IT Programme Delivery for Spire Healthcare. I’m a career project and programme manager with a decade of experience in healthcare and financial services, including two spent working in Paris, France. I’m the author of Social Media for Project Managers and Project Management in the Real World. I’m also a founding member of PMI’s New Media Council. As a result, I occasionally speak at conferences and events, and I try not to fall off the stage too often.
I’m Director of The Otobos Group, which provides writing services to businesses.
A Girl’s Guide to Project Management is an award-winning blog. It won the Project Management category of the Computer Weekly IT Blog Awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010. In 2010 I was also named Computer Weekly’s Blogger of the Year. If you’re interested, you can see a list of awards and accolades here. Over the years people have said some very nice things.
