To manage one project is not very different than managing multiple projects. The process remains the same:
1. Identify each Project: Begin the process by getting a clear idea of what each project entails; the scope and what has to be delivered and the timeframes. If you have not been given independent detailed Charters, start creating them. Remember to get these signed off before you proceed to the kick-off stage. 2. Develop a workable Plan: Ensure that your Plan lists all of the phases, activities and tasks for each project. Your plan should show all the dependencies between projects and reflect all of the milestones necessary for each individual project. Develop an Organogram that shows all the individual subprojects of each project as well as a Milestone Schedule. Incorporate all the information from both charts into a Gantt Chart to assist you to maintain control of each project on a daily basis. To assist in decision-making and Change Management create a PERT Chart. These schedules will help you to compare your progress against your overall Plan to see where you're slipping and where you're ahead. 3. Control Staff-effort: If one person is required to perform several tasks on multiple projects, plan very carefully that you don't assign tasks that may overlap. To prevent this, check your resource allocations, so you can monitor daily the total number of hours that each person is working. Keep a track record of this on a daily basis. Teams can only work more effectively if their tasks are evenly assigned. 4. Keep your eye on the ball: You must be in control of what's happening in your projects at all times. Keep monitoring that every task is on time, that your Milestones are adhered to, they fall within budget and check your resources are balanced. Check that parts, equipment and materials are readily available when the time arises. Keep control of any risks that may arise and that any requested changes are monitored on a daily basis in order for you to be proactive if a slip occurs. 5. Communicate, Communicate: The art of managing multiple projects is communication. Ensure that everybody on the team and anyone connected with the projects are communicated with and that they know exactly what is happening at any given time. When a slip occurs, this needs to be communicated with those concerned. When a deliverable is completed earlier than planned, check with the Pert Chart to see if other deliverables can be brought forward. The kingpin of these multiple projects is you, the Project Manager, who is responsible for holding everything together. The best way of achieving this is by communication. So have a plan on how you are going to communicate with everyone. You are a chosen people, royal priests, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession. 1Pe 2:9
Do you ever feel unnoticed? New clothes and styles may help for a while. But if you want permanent change, learn to see yourself as God sees you: "He has covered me with clothes of salvation and wrapped me with a coat of goodness, like a bridegroom dressed for his wedding, like a bride dressed in jewels" (Isa 61:10 ). Does your self-esteem ever sag? When it does, remember what you are worth. "You were bought, not with something that ruins like gold or silver, but with the precious blood of Christ, who was like a pure and perfect lamb" (1Pe 1:18-19 ). The challenge is to remember that. To meditate on it. To focus on it. To allow his love to change the way you look at you. When Christ Comes (Max Lucado) "Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea; and the LORD swept the sea back by a strong east wind all night and turned the sea into dry land, so the waters were divided." - Exodus 14:21 NIV
We all have times when we feel we have no options. Maybe we're in a job crisis and we feel there is just no way out. Sometimes we don't have a job, money is rapidly running out, and we're beginning to feel despair. Sometimes it's in a marriage that seems hopeless. There are many possible scenarios, but they all have this in common: It seems like we've run out of options and we don't know what to do. We feel trapped in a hopeless situation with no possible way out. We can learn how to face these crises by remembering the children of Israel. They faced a stormy sea to the front and Egyptian soldiers to the rear. Talk about having no options...they truly had no way out! But, if you'll remember, God led them from desperation to complete victory. Realize that the same God who parted the Red Sea is standing beside you whenever you think you're out of options. There is no lasting defeat for children of God; He always gives us the option of allowing Him to lead us, teach us, and build our faith. If He parted the Red Sea for the people of faith, then through faith, no situation is hopeless. Deuteronomy 31:8
'The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. - As you face this year, you can know that God will lead the way. - He will go ahead of you. - He will always be there to guard and guide you. - So don't hesitate, step into the future confidently. PRAYER: Lord, I step forward with confidence and conviction, knowing that You are with me and You will lead me as I embrace the future. Amen. MAY THE LORD, WALK AROUND YOUR DESK AND TAKE AWAY ALL YOUR WORRIES, ILLNESSES& STRESS
IN JESUS NAME. AMEN This prayer is so powerful. The devil is a liar. You may be going through a tough time right now but God is getting ready to bless you in a way that only He can. Keep the faith. The love of God is like the ocean, you can see its beginning, but not its end. This message works on the day you receive it. Let us see if it is true. Pass this on to your true friends. Something good will happen to you; something that you have been waiting to hear. This is not a joke; someone will call you by phone or will speak to you about something that you were waiting to hear. A pastor married an uneducated, jealous woman. One day the woman was in the kitchen cooking when she overheard him praying in the living room, "Thank you Lord for bringing mercy, joy and grace into my life." She ran quickly with a frying pan, whacked him on the head and said, "I knew you were a player and a fake pastor! You've just prayed for all your girlfriends, you think I didn't hear you! Who the hell are Mercy, Joy and Grace???"
Have a beautiful day and may the Lord bring Mercy, Joy and Grace into your life. The LORD said to Gideon, "The people with you are too many for me to give the Midianites into their hand, lest Israel boast over me, saying, 'My own hand has saved me.' Judges 7:2
Military commanders always want to have enough troops to accomplish their mission. Most would prefer having too many not too few, but not everyone agrees on just how many troops will be enough. When Gideon recruited an army of 32,000 men to stand against those who oppressed the Israelites, the Lord told him, “The people who are with you are too many for Me to give the Midianites into their hands, lest Israel claim glory for itself against Me, saying, ‘My own hand has saved me’” (Judg. 7:2). So the Lord began to reduce Gideon’s army. When the fearful were allowed to leave, 22,000 men went home (v.3). A second reduction cut the force from the remaining 10,000 to 300 troops, of whom the Lord said, “By the three hundred . . . I will save you, and deliver the Midianites into your hand” (v.7). And so it happened (v.19-23). In our life of faith, our resources can become the enemy of trust. God wants us to depend on Him, not our own strength, whether physical, financial, or intellectual. When the Lord reduces our resources from “32,000 to 300,” it is not punishment. It is preparation for Him to be glorified through our lives as we acknowledge and trust His power. Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the Awful storms that raged across the Atlantic,
Wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer interviewed applicants for the job, he received A steady stream of refusals. Finally, a short, thin man, well past middle age, approached the farmer. "Are you a good farm hand?" the farmer asked him. "Well, I can sleep when the wind blows," answered the little man. Although puzzled by this answer, the farmer, desperate for help, Hired him. The little man worked well around the farm, busy from dawn to dusk, and the farmer felt satisfied with the man's work. Then one night the wind howled loudly in from offshore. Jumping out of bed, the farmer grabbed a lantern and rushed next door to the hired hand's sleeping quarters. He shook the little man and yelled, "Get up! A storm is coming! Tie things down before they blow away!" The little man rolled over in bed and said firmly, "No sir. I told you, I can sleep when the wind blows." Enraged by the response, the farmer was tempted to fire him on the spot. Instead, he hurried outside to prepare for the storm. To his amazement, he discovered that all of the haystacks had been covered with tarpaulins. The cows were in the barn, the chickens were in the coops, and the doors were barred. The shutters were tightly secured. Everything was tied down. Nothing could blow away. The farmer then understood what his hired hand meant, so he returned to his bed to also sleep while The wind blew. The Moral of the story When you're prepared, spiritually, mentally, and physically,you have nothing to fear. Can you sleep when the Wind blows through your life? The hired hand in the story was able to sleep because he Had secured the farm against the storm. We secure ourselves against the storms of life by Grounding ourselves in the Word of God. We don't need to understand, we just need to hold His hand to have peace in the middle of storms. |
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