Papercut Edge

Papercut Edge, is a relative newcomer to the project management blogging scene but has made a great impact for its focus on the soft skills side of PM and a blogger with a great sense of humour. Geoff Crane started the blog in November 2009 primarily to promote his  coaching business but quickly found a following amongst the PPM community.

Geoff is a project coach for companies in the Greater Toronto Area and his specialty is helping project managers leverage soft skills to achieve specific and predictable results. “I believe these results create a heightened sense of ownership among team members, faster buy-in from stakeholders, and an accelerated pace to project execution.“

The Papercut Edge is regularly updated, at least once a week and in Geoff’s words:

It’s meant to be a fun way to communicate difficult sensitive topics that are associated with project management. I’m still learning about blogging, and refining my message, but think of Papercut Edge as a source of Emotional Intelligence for PMs. That’s what I’d like it to be, anyway.

Geoff  has 20 years experience managing large and complex projects and portfolios as a former executive of two global banks. As his career grew, so did the complexity of his projects. Geoff said, ” I seemed to get all the “ugly” projects that nobody else wanted to go near because they were so hairy.  Through those experiences, I learned about the necessity of soft skills in successful delivery. When I hired PMs, however, the vast majority seemed to lean on project theory and couldn’t understand why their projects would run into trouble. I spent so much time coaching them, and loving it, that I decided to do it full time.”

The Papercut Edge is for all project managers; especially new or “accidental” project managers who are struggling to learn and especially those looking for a focus on the softer skills of good project management.

The most read blog piece on the Papercut Edge demonstrates brilliantly the softer skills side of project management:

The (Ironically) Hateful Cycle of Apathy

Geoff’s three personal favourites from the Papercut Edge include;

The Difference Between Portfolios, Programs and Projects (with Buffy)

Why I’d Rather You Go Play in the Traffic. 3 Levels of Trust in a Project Environment

The Leader’s Barber Pole

You can reach the Papercut Edge blogger on Twitter at: PaperCutPM

URL: http://edge.papercutpm.com

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