20 January 2009

Dynamics GP, Projects and Manager Tools

If you work with Dynamics GP, you will work with projects, period. Whether we are talking about initial implementations, upgrades, significant system changes or Third-Party apps, they all end up as projects. It doesn't matter if you are a consultant or an end user, there is still a project involved.

When I was managing people every day, the single best resource for day to day management help was Manager-Tools. Their stuff works and it's built to be usable tomorrow. Their advice is NOT theory that you can't figure out how to apply, it's all application based. A significant amount of their advice also applies to running, managing and participating in projects. Whether it's running a meeting, hitting deadlines or providing information using Bottom Line Up Front (BLUF) there is lots of great project advice here.

Best of all, all the podcasts are free. That's free as in beer.

If you need a place to start consider their recent Project Management series, Project Team Member cast or the many Meetings podcasts. If you manage people day to day,  start with the basics.

Again, this is some of the best management advice I've ever seen. You will be better after listening to some of these podcasts but be careful, they are addictive!