Over the past 20 years I have participated in and/or have been the lead on several different types of projects. Large and small cultural and sporting events, humanitarian fundraising efforts, database work, creating legislation, business plans, web development… to name a few.

This week I was hired to project manage the opening of a new restaurant. Something totally new for me in many respects, but as I am discovering more and more each day, a project requiring similar project management applications I have used or considered using in the past. We will explore these in this Procept Weblog series in the weeks to come.

Some of my major deliverables are to hire a General Manager and an Executive Chef, oversee the design and manage the renovation, coordinate all the activities and people involved in the project.

For the purposes of this weblog series the name of the restaurant will be called the “Beta-Bistro”. The restaurant is located on a very popular pedway in a historic city in Atlantic Canada. I will be responsible for delivering the end product on budget, on time – May 1st, 2014. The project is real, but I am using a fictitious title to ensure I am not making premature announcements (via the magic of Google ) with regards to the marketing strategy under the real name.

I will be posting project updates periodically on this Procept weblog, pointing out challenges and sharing solutions. I will be ‘thinking out loud’ and hopefully tell a story that relates to the ups and downs of project management from my own experiences as someone learning along the way.

I welcome your ideas, comments and input and look forward to documenting this brand new experience.

Cynthia King
Project Manager
Beta-Bistro