PROJECTS AND JOBS
Post Projects: All registered "Project Sponsors" can post a project for qualified Project Managers to bid on. These projects should be tasks that require specific skills and a short turn around.
Bid on Projects: All registered "Project Managers" can bid on those projects he/she is qualified for. Once you have been awarded a project, you then receive payment and get rated for your performance.
Post Job Ads: All registered "Project Sponsors" and "Project Managers" can post a job ad for efforts that require a more lengthy term for completion.
Tiered Membership: There are two levels of membership, Free and "Certified". Only registered "Project Sponsors" and "Project Managers" may apply for a "certified" status with JANOP. With an elevated status you receive a personalized profile page, a dedicated janop e-mail address (ie: memberID@janop.com), a recorded interview, reduced commission fees, and a more prominent position, making you more attractive to those who wish to engage your services. "Certified" status can only be obtained after/if the member has proven him/herself as exceptional.
Profound Communication
To be a profound, or at least half-way decent, communicator you must know the basics of communication. That being said, let's begin with why communication is important.
Did you know that a third (1/3) of project managers spend at least 20 hours in meetings every week, and an even greater percentage spend approximately 2 hours a day reading and responding to e-mails?
So, basically you are spending at least 6 hours of your day in meetings and reading e-mail. How crazy is that? No wonder 8 hour work days seem somewhat impossible.
If you can't, with a great deal of accuracy, express your ideas, decipher all the messages you get bombarded with on a regular, and regurgitate the ideas of others, it will be virtually impossible to run your project successfully. Why? Because, you'll be spending all of your time trying to manage mass disorder caused by miscommunication.
Before we go any further, let me just set one thing straight. Being able to speak well doesn't make you a good communicator. Sorry. You can use the most impressive words that Merriam-Webster has compiled, but if no one knows what the heck you're saying why even bother opening your mouth?
Communication is not about how many big words you know, or how proper your speech. Don't get me wrong, it is important that you speak with some level of intelligence, but not to the point where you can't get a clear message across because you can't get past trying to speak eloquently.
There are many types and methods of communication that you must be familiar with if you are to be a profound communicator.
They are:
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