Jami Bryan Yazdani

I'm also over at @jamiyazdani@mastodon.world

@jimgroom @patrick_mj @mburtis @jslezak @rushaw @timmmmyboy @GardnerCampbell I was DTLT adjacent and ya'll were some of the first folks I followed on Twitter. I'm over at @jamiyazdani@mastodon.world

@patrick_mj LOL, followed! And look for an email from me soon. Gonna get the DTLT band back together! cc @mburtis @jslezak @rushaw @timmmmyboy @GardnerCampbell

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I'm going live on LinkedIn today at 2pm ET to talk about how to support success across a portfolio of projects using consistent processes. Hope you'll join me! loom.ly/pIglDPY #projectmanagement #workflows #pmo #microtraining

One of my favorite PM best practices is the project retrospective. Retrospectives involve considering what went well during a project (and what didn’t!) to determine lessons learned. These key takeaways are documented and shared so that future projects are better informed.

What’s a lesson you learned during your last project that you won’t soon forget? #projectmanagement #retrospectives

Join me Wednesday, 11/16 at 2 pm ET on LinkedIn Live for our next Impactful Projects & Planning microtraining! I’ll be talking about how to support success across a portfolio of projects using consistent processes. loom.ly/pIglDPY #projectmanagement #workflows #pmo

What activities or processes are common to your projects? #projectworkflows #projectmanagement

Project workflows can help ensure continued success across a portfolio of projects and support the alignment of your projects with your organizational priorities.

What are project workflows? They are processes, standards & templates that can be used across projects and teams. Project workflows can help ensure continued success across a portfolio of projects and support the alignment of your projects with your organizational priorities.

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...strategic plan) and developing a 1-year organizational plan. As another stakeholder noted, "[Yazdani Consulting] facilitated important and hard discussions and articulated themes into our priorities. You can't do that work without 'herding the cats' ...

I'm so proud of this feedback from a recent client. Through a partnership with Paradox Consulting Partners, we supported the North Carolina Council on Economic Education (NCCEE), a financial literacy nonprofit, in confirming their strategic priorities (based on an outdated...

- Set a concrete deadline: Set a due date or block time for each task. - Establish a scope or purpose: Understanding the “why” behind a task can motivate us to complete it. How do you manage your tasks?

most task management approaches mirror project management best practices in suggesting that we: - Define a concrete deliverable: Clearly describe the task or outcome or the specific action to take, breaking larger or more abstract tasks into smaller tasks.

How should I manage my own tasks? There are so many tools and techniques for managing tasks and productivity, from to-do lists to time blocking. Regardless of the format or structure... #projectmanagement

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Least scary item on today's to-do list? Eat candy! Happy Halloween!

And adding in an approval or review period after task completion can allow us to assign earlier task deadlines while also creating a buffer of a few days if there are delays.

accurately estimate task completion time and point out possible conflicts). We should also try to build in as much extra time as possible, particularly ahead of inflexible dates and for dependent tasks.

How can we avoid project delays? Project delays often happen despite our best efforts, but we can avoid a great many delays by getting feedback on our draft schedule from team members and stakeholders (who can help us more ... #projectmanagement