When I think about productivity, GTD, being organized and blogging, I think about Zen Habits. It is the best written blog about all of the above (and more) topics. No surprises it won the award as Best Overall Blog in 2007. I am one of the thousands fan of Leo Babauta, its editor, who has… Read more
Work Breakdown Structure and Details
May 6, 2008 By
Events are about details. If you don’t pay attention to details I strongly suggest you pursue another career path, or alternatively read below. If you are convinced that details are indeed a priority I strongly suggest you think about using a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to manage your… Read more
Is Multitasking good for you?
April 21, 2008 By
Lately I have been having a great conversation with few of you on what were the top 5 qualities of the successful event manager. Although not in the Top 5, a lot of you named multitasking. I agree. Even if you are involved with planning a dinner with friends, tasks will include collecting… Read more
Jack Mardack and Eventbrite
April 10, 2008 By
Eventbrite is an online ticketing and registration platform for events. It is one of the most adopted and therefore definitely worth a review and interview with its Director of Marketing, Jack Mardack. How does it work? Few things that I love about the service: – There is no… Read more
Wedding work breakdown structure
December 14, 2007 By
Wedding day is indeed the most important day of your life. It is crucial that everything is at the right place and everyone knows what to do. The self made bride who does not want to use any wedding planning service should know that planning well is 90% of the job. The rest is luck. In… Read more
Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt and Budget Template
December 4, 2007 By
While the quest for My Event continues I thought I’d share with you a super useful template for managing events.The template is based on Openproj What is Openproj? As for its website “OpenProj is a free, open-source desktop alternative to Microsoft Project. OpenProj has been downloaded over… Read more
Gantt chart video tutorial
September 18, 2007 By
I realize coming up with a Gantt chart could be a bit of an hassle if you are starting from zero. I previously posted on how to make a Gantt chart, nonetheless I found also few videos on Youtube on how to create one in the easy to use Excel (pretty similar for those using… Read more
(More) Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Examples
May 26, 2007 By
Defining what to do when planning an event is definitely a pain in the neck. A WBS helps to relief such pain. Coming up with a correct WBS could be a delicate task and that is why I felt there was the need for more examples. This post shows more WBS examples for different occasions. This… Read more
Event Gantt Chart Overview and Example
May 23, 2007 By
I have been talking about Gantt and its use for event managers before. I came to understand from your requests that you are looking for specific examples of Gantt charts for events. This post shows you some useful examples. Your feedback is always appreciated, I love to talk to you so please write… Read more
Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Examples
May 18, 2007 By
By now my loyal readers should be aware of the use and meaning of having a WBS. As a matter of fact I received a lot of requests from people looking for WBS examples or templates. Here is a collection of WBS samples. I tried to search for those that apply to most event management… Read more
