In a modern workplace, judging people on how many hours they work seems, well… rather old fashioned. Today we measure success based on results, especially in knowledge work like managing projects. It’s common wisdom that just because someone is sitting…
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If you’re like most people then you likely have an on-going list of around 15 to 20 items that you’re constantly juggling, whether or not it’s related to your work or your personal life. Interestingly, some people are experts at delegating…
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Watch Devin Deen, project management expert, chart the critical path of a project using the “Activity on the Arrow” diagramming technique. This will help you measure the planned versus actual project schedule and identify any risks associated with getting your project…
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You know by now that projects create a lot of data. The person who asked you to pick up this project and see it through will no doubt be catching up with you soon to find out how the work…
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Planning, focusing on outcomes, and great communication will get you a long way in delivering projects on-time and on-schedule, but inevitably you will encounter a project where you lose control of your time, resources disappear, and the project is completely…
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Would you personally risk a million dollars on the chance that something might succeed without at first researching its likelihood of success? Of course not. Yet in a business context, it’s all too common to launch new projects and initiatives…
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As a project manager you need to know how to kickoff your project, run it and then close it, and there’s a proper procedure to each of these steps. Jennifer Bridges, PMP, in this short training video focuses on closing your…
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Managing a project successful means staying on top of progress. But what does that actually mean? Increasingly, success is measured by data, usually the end product of clearly defined goals and metrics. The rise of The Internet of Things and…
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A great project manager is a difference-maker. I owe much of the success of my various ventures (one a turn-around, the other an intrapreneurial initiative inside one of the world’s great firms), to a few remarkable professionals who rescued us…
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First things first: what is a project charter? Well, it’s any document that describes the vision of your project. You probably already have it, but you can call it by any other name. The charter collects the objectives, scope, organization…
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As part of our series on project leadership training, Susanne Madsen, Leadership Coach, discusses the art of influencing people. She defines four different personality types to help you determine which type you are, as well as strategies for influencing people…
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Stress is a part of life. To avoid it is impossible. As a project manager you have the skill set, however, to manage the stress and in so doing reduce its impact on you, your team and, most importantly, your…
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To write about how to introduce sustainability measures into your project, I’ll be focusing on Boston. That, of course, means that there simply has to be a sports connection. Larry Bird of the Celtics (number 33) and Ted Williams of…
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