Social Media and Project Management: Elizabeth Harrin's Pioneering Research

I was speaking recently with Elizabeth Harrin of the amazing and award-winning blog "A Girl's Guide to Project Management." Elizabeth is a fellow member of PMI's New Media Council, and is working on a book on how social media changes the way we manage projects. This book is very timely, and much needed in the project management space.

Here's what Elizabeth has to say about it...

The aim of my new book, which is provisionally titled Social Media for Project Managers, is to look at how Web 2.0 tools like social media and enterprise collaboration software can make a positive difference for the running of projects. It's a very practical book, with guidelines on how you can implement this kind of technology on your projects.

There has been a lot written about how to use social media for marketing, but not a lot about how organisations can use the same principles to improve collaboration and team work within their company walls. This book aims to fill the gap.

Just scanning through the survey results has given me an interesting glimpse into how people are using social media and what for, in relation to a project environment. The survey closes at the end of the month, and I'll be sharing the results after that.

For those who want to take the survey, here's your last chance! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/B6JVSY9