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Project Managers are you Socially Switched On?

Project Managers are you Socially Switched On?. Social Media for Project Managers. MY STORY. Project Management Professional (PMP) Senior Project Manager. Business Owner Founder: Virtual Project Consulting Founder: Virtual Project Consulting

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Project Managers are you Socially Switched On?

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  1. Project Managers are you Socially Switched On? Social Media for Project Managers

  2. MY STORY Project Management Professional (PMP) Senior Project Manager Business Owner Founder: Virtual Project Consulting Founder: Virtual Project Consulting Blog about project management, leadership etc. Recommended PM resources Avid social media user

  3. PM FLASH BLOG STORY POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA Blogs published simultaneously Google+ - PM Bloggers group Twitter - #pmFlashblog LinkedIn Listly

  4. United Kingdom Neil Pragnell United Kingdom Peter Taylor United Kingdom Sam Barnes Canada Patrick Richard Canada, Adriana Girdler United Kingdom RonRosenhead United Kingdom Barry Hodge Canada AnyaFaingersh United Kingdom Francis Hooke Denmark Christian Pfeiffer Jensen United Kingdom Martin Webster United Kingdom Jo Ann Sweeney United Kingdom Ian Webster United Kingdom Lindsay Scott Canada Cheri Essner United Kingdom Elizabeth Harrin Netherlands Henny Portman United States Dave Gordon United States Toby Elwin United Kingdom Allen Ruddock United States Cesar Abeid United States Steve Romero Poland Pawel Brodzinski United States Daniel Hemhauser United Kingdom Susanne Madsen United States Jason Shaffner United States Robert Kelly United States Cheri Baker France Naomi Caietti United States BernardoTirado Spain Carlos J. Pampliega United States RichMaltzman United States Colleen Garton United States Soma Bhattacharya Portugal Luis SeabraCoelho United States Michael Kaplan United States Don Kim United States Brian Leach Italy DeanneEarle Italy UgoMicoli United States Glen Alleman United States Mark Phillipy United States Bruce Majoribanks United States John Goodpasture United States Martin Edmonton United States John Bauer III United States Michael Greer Singapore KailashAwati Mexico IvanRivera Australia John Carroll Australia Craig Brown Australia AdrianFittolani Colombia NataliaGonzalez Australia Jon Whitty Australia Paul Culmsee South Africa Linky van der Merwe Australia Kelsey van Haaster Australia ShimMarom Australia Tony Adams Australia Neil Killick Australia Stephen Duffield Australia VenkateshKrishnamurthy Australia Bernd Schiffer Australia Chris O'Halloran Australia Chris Chan Infographicby Henny Portman, 2013

  5. SOCIALLY SWITCHED ON Benefits Best practices Platforms/channels Social media tools Challenges

  6. WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA? An engagement with online communities An interactive, dynamic environment

  7. SOCIAL MEDIA ADOPTION Why Social Media? Relationships to build trust Communications Connect, share, organize

  8. BENEFITS Collaboration Pool of resources Financial savings Networking

  9. BEST PRACTICES Build relationships Agree which social networking tools to use Document the use Not a technology; it is a means of expression

  10. Let’s Become Practical

  11. FACEBOOK

  12. Announcements • Team calendar of milestones • Pages for different interests • Documents • Share video updates • Share team photos

  13. Project management experts PM interest groups PM groups > 7000

  14. BLOGS Project documentation Major milestones Interesting pictures Use of features

  15. MICRO-BITS Micro-blogging Project management #hashtags: #pmot, #pmp, #projectmanager #PMChat for Tweetups Lists

  16. WEBINARS PowerPoint presentations 1000’s on project management Seminar on web Presentation material on website To present a topic to virtual teams

  17. PODCASTS • Audio files • Subscribe • PM topics PODCASTS Audio files Subscribe PM topics PM Videos Video updates to teams

  18. GOOGLE+ Google Profile Interest groups Pages and Communities Watch Webinars Join Google hang-outs SEO benefits

  19. WIKI Oldest platform Online documentation platform PMO level for lessons learned Project WIKI https://sites.google.com/site/ projectwikitemplate_en/

  20. PINTEREST Newcomer Infographics on project management topics Attract people to your website

  21. TENSION IN THE WORKPLACE • Social technology as a productivity tool • Underestimate benefits • Cultural change is needed

  22. SOCIALLY SWITCHED ON Twitter: Follow Project Managers on Twitter (hashtag #pmot) LinkedIn: Join several project management groups, participate Blogs: Comment on favourite blogs, contribute to community Build community on Facebook, Google+ or Yammer Use video (Vimeo and YouTube) Adaptable, step-by-step formula Design to answer project needs Industry thought-leaders Twitter: learn and share LinkedIn: Join groups, participate Blogs: Comment, contribute Facebook, Google+ or Yammer

  23. SOCIAL TOOL SELECTION Five questions when you plan: How sensitive is content? Is your communication unidirectional or bidirectional? Do you have a social budget? What social platforms do team members use today? Personal or Professional? Source: Michael Klynstra Photo credit: SEO & SMO Expert's Review

  24. For more information and resources www.virtualprojectconsulting.com

  25. Resources Herbert Remidez: Journal about the explosion of social media - the emerging practice of companies using social media to support project management http://office.microsoft.com/en-za/project-help/use-twitter-facebook-and-other-social-media-to-help-manage-projects-and-teams-HA101929375.aspx http://workingwithoutwalls.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-use-of-social-media-in-project_19.html http://www.geneca.com/social-media-meets-project-management/ http://www.business2community.com/social-media/14-social-media-marketing-trends-2014-0745445#TPRlOh9SwvrrlJ3k.99 https://sites.google.com/site/ projectwikitemplate_en/

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