I read a great tweet this morning:

TopTenReviews, the leading comparison website that specializes in in-depth side by side reviews in the really competitive fields out there like in software, electronics, web services and more, just gave Clarizen a huge endorsement as the #1 Online Project Management Solution.

Three things about human nature that you are probably pretty familiar with. One…People like to be nay sayers. It is easier to bash someone else’s initiative than come up with your own. When it comes to introducing Social Media into your organization, you are certain to come up against a slew of reasons why it can’t succeed. Two… people don’t like change. Some of the reasons Social Media can’t succeed are more legitimate than others. But as it is human nature, people will resist change including the introduction of cool new tools that will probably significantly improve productivity. And three…people are risk adverse. People prefer to keep it safe and not step into the wilderness (not true of everyone obviously but lets agree that in a corporate environment, risk is its own beast and needs to be approached carefully).

If you have been following my posts recently (Part 1 and Part 2 of the Social Media for Project Management Series), you can see that working in the marketing department at a project management company has made me a bit fixated on social media and its impact on project management.

In Elizabeth Harrin’s (PM4Girls) latest Podcast about Social Media in Project Management (download the full podcast here), she describes Social Media in the work environment as “Collaboration and Communication with Purpose”. While the term “Social Media” is the generic name for web based tools created in the belief that the internet will help people with interaction and conversation, “Social Media for Project Management” becomes a functional tool that allows project members to better communicate and collaborate in a functional and meaningful way.

First thing’s first: It is high time I introduced myself. My name is Hilla Ohayon, and I have joined Clarizen almost a month ago as a Director of its Community. It is very nice to meet you.

In my last post I discussed the human desire to drives team to want to work together and ‘Everyday Tools’ of collaboration that facilitate good team collaboration including taking personal responsibility for building relationships within an organization and encouraging collaborative environments.

   I am pleased to announce a new partnership with Cozimo, online real-time image and video collaboration.

Ok, let us recap the first few project managers’ traits that are instrumental to the success of any project.  We discussed how Leadership through respect and trust is critically important at the beginning stages of any project. We then introduced Team Building, which is an ongoing process that must be performed throughout the entire project lifecycle. The next trait we discussed was Motivation which is closely tied with the team’s commitment level to a project.

As I mentioned in the previous blog, all the Program & Portfolio Management sessions at Gartner’s ITxpo Symposium were overcrowded.

In October 2009 I attended the Gartner ITxpo Symposium – one of the largest gatherings of CIOs and IT leaders in the world.

Clarizen has the vision of bringing the benefits of Work Management to every company to revolutionize the way they are running their organization