The Unofficial Smartsheet Guide to Being a Project Manager 1. Read widely, especially about human psychology. 2. Learn how to play poker. The ability to manage risk and place smart bets is a critical career skill. 3. Become an early adopter of new technology. This will not only make you more efficient, it will make you an important resource within your organization. 4. Be proactive. The ability to see one step ahead determines whether you manage the project or the project manages you. 5. Go mobile. Buy a tablet and install your productivity apps on it. 6. Use Linked In as a news source. It’s become an absolutely marvelous discovery engine for anything related to work. 7. Make a point of being prepared for anything. 8. Never check your cell phone in the middle of a meeting. Ever. 9. Cultivate relationships before you need them. 10. Be curious about everything. You can build genuine connection with anyone on your team based on a mutual interest. 11. Hold yourself accountable. 12. Take your personal grooming up a notch. Never underestimate the subtle power of looking sharp. 13. Be an optimist. No one was ever inspired to meet a difficult project challenge by a negative outlook. 14. Keep a bowl of candy and pack of gum on your desk. It gives people a reason to stop by. 15. Be punctual, not punctilious. 16. Go out for drinks with the most difficult stakeholder you work with. You may be surprised. 17. Remember, lists are essential to managing a plan, but it’s people who bring the plan to life. From the project management minds @Smartsheet, the tool millions of PMs worldwide choose to work more productively than ever before.

1. THE UNOFFICIAL SMARTSHEET GUIDE TO
BEING A PROJECT MANAGER
17 WAYS TO UP YOUR PROJECT MANAGEMENT GAME IN 2014
01
Read widely, especially
about human psychology.
Learn to play poker. The
ability to manage risk and
place smart bets is a critical
career skill.
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03
Become an early adopter of new
technology. This will make you
more efficient, and an important
resource within your organization.
Be proactive. The ability to see
one step ahead determines
whether you manage the
project or it manages you.
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05
Go mobile. Buy a tablet
and install your productivity
apps on it.
Used LinkedIn as a news source.
It’s become a marvelous
discovery engine for anything
related to work.
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Never check your cell phone
in the middle of a meeting.
Ever.
Cultivate relationships before
you need them.
Be curious about everything. You
can build a genuine connection
with anyone on your team based
on a mutual interest.
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here!
Take your personal grooming
up a notch. Never underestimate
the subtle power of looking sharp.
Be an optimist. No one was ever
inspired to meet a difficult project
challenge by a negative outlook.
Keep a bowl of candy and pack of
gum on your desk. It gives people
a reason to stop by.
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Hold yourself accountable.
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13
MERIT
BADGE
Make a point of being
prepared for anything.
Be punctual, not punctilious.
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Go out for drinks with the most
difficult stakeholder you work
with. You may be surprised.
Remember, lists are essential to
managing a plan, but it’s people
who bring the plan to life.
From the project management minds @Smartsheet, the tool millions of
PMs worldwide choose to work more productively than ever before.