Nigel Creaser

So there are yes five kind of lies in project management “Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics, Project Plans and Estimates”

there are six kinds of lies in project management “Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics, Project Plans, Estimates and Risk Mitigation Plans”

, seven kinds of lies in project management. “Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics, Project Plans, Estimates, Risk Mitigation Plans and Project Status Reports”

When someone rings you up and asks if you read the email they sent you 2 seconds ago, the correct answer is “F*** **F!” Sorry I mean the appropriate answer is “Of course not, it only just arrived.”

Try this approach:

Block out 30 minutes, 3 times a day in your diary.
Use the 4Ds method for dealing with email. Delete, Delegate, Diarise or Do it

One final bit of advice on emails. If an email has an important flag, that does not necessarily mean it's important to YOU. Let me say that again it does not necessarily mean it is important to YOU.

It may be incredibly important to the person sending it, but it's your time and your priorities and your productivity that we are talking about. Don't assume that the important thing to them is important to you and therefore do not treat the email as if it's important to you, unless it is of course

A critical part of a project managers role is to communicate and building strong relationships improves our ability to communicate effectively.

Think about when you need your device and when you don’t need it. Prioritise the person not the tool

So there are yes five kind of lies in project management “Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics, Project Plans and Estimates”

there are six kinds of lies in project management “Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics, Project Plans, Estimates and Risk Mitigation Plans”

, seven kinds of lies in project management. “Lies, Damn Lies, Statistics, Project Plans, Estimates, Risk Mitigation Plans and Project Status Reports”