Entries by Bonnie Biafore

Outlook Rules Rule

April 5, 2016 in /by

Once you’re spoiled by Outlook rules, you won’t want to work without them. If you get a new computer or use Outlook on a desktop and laptop computer, you can move your rules from one computer to another.

Type Faster with AutoCorrect

April 5, 2015 /3 Comments/in , /by

Does your brain produce words faster than your fingers can type? Are you tired of correcting your fat-fingered typos? Microsoft Office AutoCorrect not only fixes typing mistakes. You can take the tedium out of typing by building shortcuts for long words of phrases into AutoCorrect.

Working with Multiple Project Baselines

March 24, 2014 in /by

I wrote a guest post about multiple project baselines for Erick Van Hurck’s blog, The Project Corner.
A baseline is the key to staying on top of where your project is compared to where it should be. What can you do with Project’s baselines? And how do you view them when you have more than one?

Git ‘em done!

January 25, 2014 in , , /by

At a recent work reunion lunch, two of my former colleagues looked at me sheepishly as they confessed that they hadn’t made any progress on their respective book ideas since the last time we met. Yeah, like I get everything done that I intend to…but their confessions did make me reflect on some of my self-motivational tricks.

The Gravitational Pull of a Caloric Black Hole

January 6, 2014 /2 Comments/in /by

I was going to talk about how to get things done for my first post of the year, but 2014 is when I balance work and fun. So I’m starting things off with a tale of the calorically dense foodie delight that I cooked on New Year’s Day: Butternut Squash Duck Confit Wraps with Brown […]

The Trouble with Assumptions

June 10, 2013 /1 Comment/in /by

I was writing about assumptions for a project management training course and struggling to think of a good example. Fast forward to the first day of a vacation when I stressfully experienced a great example of an assumption and the trouble it can cause.

It’s Just a Plan

October 17, 2012 in /by

Project managers love to plan. One of my favorite planning quotes comes from Dwight D. Eisenhower: Plans are nothing; planning is everything. Sometimes even the best project managers fall in love with their plans. When they get too committed to those plans, however, they lose the ability to respond nimbly to the curve balls thrown in every project. Nimbleness is one of the key tools in a project manager’s toolkit.

A Cautionary Tale: When Good Communication Goes Off Track

May 27, 2012 in /by

Good communication is important on the smallest of projects. My co-author Jim Ewing and I were in the middle of a very small project: designing the cover of the comedic thriller we wrote. Things were chugging along when suddenly design elements were in a big messy pile like the catch of the day. As our protagonist, Juice Verrone, would say: “Is this some kind of a joke?” Sadly, no. Our project was derailed (temporarily) by poor communication.