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What makes you a good Project Manager?

Guest — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:30:54 +0000

Heather Buckley is a photographer and the co-founder / director of Silicon Beach Training. This Brighton-based training company offer IT and business training including PRINCE2 Training recently launched in Birmingham. Heather blogs regularly on all things Photoshop, Project Management and Social Media. When advising my clients on who PRINCE2™ Training would suit, I [...]

Don’t Forget the Project Management Basics

Paul — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 13:30:36 +0000

The successful delivery of any project is dependent on a fundamental understanding of what is to be delivered, when it has to be delivered and how much is to be spent on the project. Such information can often get lost in the minds of those working on projects either because they get sucked [...]

Project Management is Strategic

Gina — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:30:15 +0000

Lately I have seen an increasing number of organizations who are interested in looking at project management as a strategic function within the organization.� (Yes…project management is tactical; but it’s strategic too and it is time that organizations look at it from a strategic viewpoint.)� When project management is seen as strategic, all [...]

5 Principles for Effective Client and Project Management

Sarat — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 13:30:48 +0000

Project managers generally have the toughest job in the entire process. They have to manage customers, manage their leadership team, ensure customer payment on invoices and above all ensure successful delivery and meet milestones. All successful project managers have to be great leaders and skilled people managers. Having the knowledge of project management [...]

Project Management or People Management?

Dhana — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 13:30:43 +0000

Which role you are performing more as a PM? Is it Project Management or People Management?

If your answer is Project Management then probably you may face more challenges, fire-fighting, and issues among the team in your project.� But if your answer is People Management, most probably you are on track to complete [...]

Project Management Productivity Tools

Dhana — Mon, 17 May 2010 13:30:12 +0000

Delivering a project is not an easy task; a project manager faces many hurdles, issues, and frequently has to endure several roller-coaster rides during the entire course of the project he/she is managing. During this period he/she may need to handle countless tasks, follow-ups, etc.

How can he/she manage all these tasks [...]

Deepwater Horizon: The Cost of Greenality

David — Wed, 12 May 2010 13:30:03 +0000

By Rich Maltzman

In our book we talk about the Cost of Greenality.

Like the Cost of Quality, with which Project Managers should be familiar, it speaks to the idea that money spent up front to prevent problems and to be sure to meet stakeholder requirements will outweigh the savings in the [...]

How to Manage Risk Smarter and Avoid Overkill

Paul — Thu, 06 May 2010 13:30:50 +0000

Managing risk within a project is a good idea. That’s generally agreed upon. Risk Management is essential and contributes significantly to successful project deliverables. Where it can and does go wrong is when there is an over-reliance on the risk factors of the project. When these factors start driving the way the project [...]

Taking a Project Management Approach in the Creation of Learning and Development Programs – Part II

Gina — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 13:30:48 +0000

In Part I of this post we focused on the first two steps – define need and plan. � This post will focus on the next three steps – manage and implement and evaluate

Manage the Project

You have worked with the relevant stakeholders to define the need and have worked with [...]

Taking a Project Management Approach in the Creation of Learning and Development Programs – Part I

Gina — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 13:30:27 +0000

Learning and development professionals often have quite a lot on their plates – usually with short timelines and unrealistic expectations set upon them.� � These are frequently one of the smaller departments within a company, utilizing few resources to accomplish projects that, frankly, have a strategic impact on the organization.� In many cases [...]

Managing Complex Global Projects

Sarat — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:30:00 +0000

Every organization – irrespective of their revenue, number of years in existence, for-profit or not for profit status – has to deal with complex global projects. The global nature of the projects can be due to presence of the organization in various locations or due to the fact that the organization has decided [...]

Interview with Jay Siegelaub on PRINCE2™

Gina — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:30:38 +0000

Today we are interviewing Jay Siegelaub, PMP®, PRINCE2™, MBA on the use of the PRINCE2™1 project management methodology to take a more strategic approach to project management.� �

First, a little about Jay:

Jay Siegelaub has over 30 years of experience delivering and supporting projects in governmental organizations, the pharmaceutical, financial services, and [...]

Project Teams With a Musical Twist

Tom — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:30:22 +0000

(This article is adapted from Tom’s upcoming book: Juntos, Music, Sports, and Business Projects: Team Dynamics, to be published in the Spring of 2010 by the Sterling Planning Group. )

Not long ago, I got together with several musician friends with whom I have sung and played for decades. We were playing at a [...]

The Benefits of Project Documentation

Dhana — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:18 +0000

Project documentation??� �

“Hmmm…I would prefer to use that time meaningfully by doing some other project activities.”�

Are you buried in paperwork?

“Let’s do it after completing all project activities, not right now.”�

“I am focused on delivering the project.� This is a low priority.”�

“I can complete one [...]

Greenality and Projects

Rich — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:30:49 +0000

� By David Shirley

We all know that business is beginning to appreciate the value of green.� That’s of course in harmony with an increasing “green wave” of awareness amongst the general population.� In fact, there has been much discussion surrounding the topic of green business but very little about green projects, green [...]

Capturing Those Lessons Learned

Gina — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:30:27 +0000

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A lesson learned

Do you capture your lessons learned?� If you do, how effectively do you capture them?�

There are many reasons why lessons learned are not captured, or, if they are captured, not used, including:

Lack of time Lack of management support Lack of resources Lack of clear guidelines [...]

Green Project Management – Its Time Has Come!

Gina — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:30:17 +0000

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Today we are interviewing Rich Maltzman, PMP® and David Shirley, PMP® of EarthPM about green project management.

Please visit their bios on the Authors page to learn more about their background.

The Interview

I’d like to ask you both a few questions so we can better understand green project management in general [...]

Learning about the Project Management Function in an Organization: Data Gathering and Presentation to the Client (Part 2 of 2)

Gina — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:30:13 +0000

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In Part I we looked at the beginning of a high level approach to taking the initial steps to learn about an organization’s project management function.� The client, who is a service company, had plans to grow their project management function by an additional 100 project management employees worldwide within 2 – [...]

Taking the Initial Steps Toward Understanding The Project Management Function in an Organization (Part 1 of 2)

Gina — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:30:03 +0000

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When I meet with a client for the first time about how they might improve their project management function, I prefer to spend the first few meetings getting to learn about their organization, how the project management function is structured and perceived, and their long-term goals and objectives.

Let me describe one [...]

Kicking Off the Project Team

Gina — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:30:02 +0000

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One of the most important things a team leader can do is find time to kick off the start of the project with the project team.� I’m not talking about day 1 and the group is together ready to dig in on the project.� Prior to the actual start of the project [...]