-------------------------------------------- Project management 2018.12.16 06:43:22 CET -------------------------------------------- Every five years or so I like to perform one of those personality tests, either Myers–Briggs or the simpler True Colors. I know self assessments are not the ideal and some people question these tests in themselves, but they have helped and continue to help me. For example, I consistently score low on personality attributes associated with structure and organization (in True Colors speak, golden is my lowest score). So every time I do one of these tests, I remind myself to pain attention to details regarding organization and project management. The organic way I plan and execute my work and personal projects usually lack a detailed plan and this increases the risks. I know many of my projects get side-tracked because of lack of organization. So investing some time doing some project management is a good investment, the problem is this doesn't come naturally to me and my fluency writing plans or keeping track of them isn't ideal. So this last two weeks I spent some time with some project managers at work, observing and refactoring some easy to follow processes and workflows to apply on my projects. This provides a reinvigorating breath of fresh air on my self organization and I can see the results of my work more clearly. I like it! So far I've come up with a brief, easy to write and easy to follow project plan template document, a quick and low overhead project review process and two tools to keep track of tasks and milestones.