Yvonne Schoper

On new year´s day, I read the following quote by Melody Beattie: “The new year stands before us like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.” I like this thought because it fits well with our idea of a project manager: we are the managers of the professional endeavours we are selected for, but with the project management tools and methods, we can also better master our entire life.

On new year´s day, I read the following quote by Melody Beattie: “The new year stands before us like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.” I like this thought because it fits well with our idea of a project manager: we are the managers of the professional endeavours we are selected for, but with the project management tools and methods, we can also better master our entire life.

10 February 2022 / 12:00 Best Practices / Featured / Know how / Opinions I was asked this question in a round table session by a journalist of the Harvard Business Manager. I like these rounds with people from outside our profession because they ask questions we never actually ask ourselves. So: why do organisations start a project for every task nowadays? The answer contains various aspects: first, there is no consistent use of the term “project” in organisations.