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5 Ways to Step Up to A Leadership Role When You Are Not Leading the Project

Just because you aren’t the project leader doesn’t mean you can’t step up to a leadership role. Leaders don’t have to be the ones in charge. Consider these 5 ways to step up to a leadership role without having the official title of “Project Leader:”

Take the initiative! Don’t wait to be assigned work. Do […]

Setting Up a Temporary Project Office

For larger, more complex projects (or programs), consider a temporary project office to manage the initiative. This enables you to take a high level overview ofthe project – plan, manage, communicate, execute and control the project from one central location. The project office becomes the place for everyone involved on the project to get information, […]

Best Practices for Reviewing the Project Plan

When developing your project plan for a large initiative, consider a comprehensive review with the sponsor, key stakeholders and the project team before finalizing the plan and moving forward with implementing the project. This will reduce problems during implementation, ensure you have captured everything needed early on in the project, get stakeholders involved/engaged and enable […]

Is Your PMO Strategic?

Is your Project Management Office (PMO) strategic? Or are you solely focused on delivering projects on time and on schedule (more tactical). While there is nothing wrong certainly with delivering your projects on time and on schedule, consider your impact within the organization. Consider also the projects being worked on within the PMO. This is […]

How Are You Handling Your Project Challenges?

I’ve heard from many clients and members of the PMI® Massachusetts Bay Chapter (I’m the current president of the chapter) regarding challenges in managing their projects. They are many and include:

Managing projects that have fewer resources Working with teams that are remote or virtual Increased scope and reduced budgets Increased pressure to meet tighter […]