My column at Techtarget for this month is up: Six Hats of Project Management.

Photography by TooFarNorth.

" As a project manager you get all kinds of problems to handle. Assessing the situation is, in my personal experience, the most difficult part. It is the old saying that knowing the problem is already half the solution. In this dynamic world full of changes no two situations are alike. To be able to handle project situations you need to have a flexible mind; you have to be able to switch your ways of looking at reality in order to get to the true problem.

Edward DeBono came up with his famous idea of Six Thinking Hats. Each hat has a color which stands for a certain state of mind. By changing hats (virtually, that is) you should use a different mindset when looking at a problem. Inspired by this techniques I came up with the following "Six Hats of Project Management."

Josh Nankivel of the PM Student made me aware of this great video: The Story Of Stuff. I recommend you check it out.