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By Gina Abudi, on January 26th, 2012 How can you get them “up to speed” quickly?
The problem
The project you have been assigned has a short deadline. Given a recent increase in customer complaints over one of the company’s software products, you have been asked to take on a project to correct the problem with the product and release an updated […]
By Gina Abudi, on December 14th, 2011 Just because someone sponsored the project, doesn’t mean they are engaged! You want to ensure that your sponsor is engaged in the project. As the project manager, it is your responsibility to engage your project sponsor. An engaged sponsor is supportive of the project throughout the organization and of the team’s efforts on the project. […]
By Gina Abudi, on October 27th, 2011 Starting up in a new company as a project manager? Just starting off as a project manager on your first large initiative? Taking over a failed project? You have some challenges ahead! Too often project managers new to the role, the project or the company forget to pause and consider what’s ahead and plan effectively […]
By Gina Abudi, on September 6th, 2011 Or, how to avoid being a statistic….
I read a recent Harvard Business Review “The Daily Stat,” that noted that a study by McKinsey & Company that was reported on in the September 2011 issues of Harvard Business Review noted that 15% of IT change projects are huge money sinks with cost overruns averaging 200% […]
By Gina Abudi, on August 25th, 2011 Or are you making decisions for them?
When I saw the Dilbert strip below I got quite the chuckle out of it and it brought back some (not so fond) memories of my early years in project management.
Early on in my career (many moons ago!) when I was first getting involved in […]
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