Beyond the Rooms

Project management experience across digital products, technology, transformation and business systems.

Guides live here so Writing can stay about the rooms. These are how-to pieces from the same work, not a separate textbook.

Project Management Institute (PMI) Insights
What PMI is, and why the credential path shows up in job ads.
PMBOK Guide: The Ultimate PM Resource
What the PMBOK Guide is, and how the sixth and seventh editions differ.
Projects vs. Operations: The Differences
Projects end. Operations keep going. Mixing them up is how both suffer.
Organizational Systems: Maximizing Business Efficiency
How a company is structured, and what that does to a project.
Waterfall Project Management: Beginner's Guide
The sequential method, its phases, and when a straight line is the right shape.
Gamification in Reality TV: The Next Level Chef
A cooking show as a worked example of game mechanics on screen.
Octalysis Framework: A Comprehensive Guide to Human-Focused Design
Yu-kai Chou’s eight core drives, used to design for motivation.
Agile Project Management: Beginners Guide
Agile in plain language: the manifesto, the roles, and when it actually helps.

Also listed on Resources.