Project Management or Simplifying Teamwork
People from all walks of life have work projects. They adopt ways to simplify, manage and get the project done. A simple to-do list written on a scrap of paper is probably a part of every household. Yet the use of the words ‘project management’ makes this most daily and routine task sound all technical, heavy and boring.
Often here at DeskAway we try out various terms when describing our product ranging from social collaboration tool, simplify teamwork, team collaboration, reach deadlines faster, task listing etc.. something that appeals to the potential user. Only those that are aware of the technical jargon would respond to ‘project management’.
This article by Megan Strand describes well the woes of a person who is faced with too many technicalities, even though they might know the subject matter well.
Leads us to the classic Shakespeare conundrum,
What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet;
What are your thoughts and experiences on technical jargons? Does it get too much, is it necessary at times ?
December 11th, 2009 at 6:57 am
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December 11th, 2009 at 7:05 am
December 11th, 2009 at 9:17 pm
I guess the so-called “jargons” are necessary at almost all times.
It gives you a sense of working in a pro- environment where you must not take things as if working with college-mates on a mid-term project.
About the popular Shakespeare quote, I differ, because I think a rose with a different name will indeed smell as sweet but might not incite the same feelings.
December 14th, 2009 at 12:48 am
@meganstrand mentioned your article on our blog http://bit.ly/6RYcus
December 14th, 2009 at 3:53 am
Project Management or Simplifying Teamwork http://www.deskaway.com/blog/2009/12/11/project-management-or-simplifying-teamwork/ #pmot #pmi
December 22nd, 2009 at 10:55 am
@MaxWalkerPMP
I had written a post on jargon too, so was quite interested in yours, they were good points! http://bit.ly/6eGMAw
December 23rd, 2009 at 4:07 am
Hi Priyanka - Thanks for the tweet reply referencing your post. When I was learning PM and working to implement it, I found exactly what you describe: the use of PM jargon made straightforward tasks seem overbearing and difficult. I’ve learned that this is environment-specific, but seems very common in the space about which I write at CottagePM.com — environments (large and small) where PM is not a formal knowledge or practice. In such spaces, we need to simplify, as you say, both the tools and processes we use and the verbiage that we use. In environments where PM is a formal practice by both vendor and client, then jargon is expected, understood, even appropriate. But for the rest of us, simplification is one key to success.
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