Reporting on the status of your project is one of your responsibilities as a project leader. You’re not only reporting to your project sponsor (or leadership), but noting for yourself and your team whether things are on track to complete the…
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Part III in our series on Timesheets. See our previous article, “How to Get Accurate Timesheets,” also by Elizabeth Harrin. The Dreaded Timesheet. Few things inspire such feelings of loathing and outright groans of frustration by teams. People hate to love ’em and love…
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Over the last several years, I have found myself being called more and more to deliver conversations, lectures and programs that revolve around interpersonal communications. What I have discovered is that many organizations have challenges when it comes to clear,…
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If you know how long your tasks will take, you can build a great project schedule. That lets you manage the expectations of your team because you can tell everyone when the work will be done (and that’s what they…
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There are many reasons to move your project plans online, but many wonder, how do I actually make the switch? In today’s whiteboard session, Jennifer Bridges, PMP, explores how to migrate your files and get your team up and running…
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Part of our series of articles for those who lead projects without formal project management training or certification. Nowadays everyone is a project manager. If you’ve been given an assignment to shepherd from start to finish then, regardless of your title…
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Part II in our series on Timesheets. See our previous post How to Get Your Team to Use Timesheets, by Jason Westland. A study reported in HBR says that businesses lose $50k a year in billable revenue because the data…
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As part of our series on project leadership training, we are exploring traits of effective leaders. In today’s whiteboard session, Susanne Madsen, Leadership Coach, discusses the essential elements of building trust on your project. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard…
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There are many lean companies operating successfully today. Flat hierarchies, lots of transparency around pay and company performance, employee ownership and more means that lean companies can feel like very informal environments. We also see informal cultures developing in huge multi-nationals:…
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People say that money changes everything. But what they should say is that money changes people. In the world of economics, there’s a theory that informs how people make decisions – and what factors influence those decisions. It’s called behavioral…
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This is first article in our series on Timesheets and why you should be using them. Teams that don’t use timesheets tend to be resistant to the idea of using timesheets. Not because they have prior (bad) experiences, but for…
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In this training video, Devin Deen demonstrates the activity-on-the-node diagramming technique to calculate slack in a project schedule. Here’s a shot of the whiteboard for your reference! In Review: How to Find Slack in a Project Schedule Devin explained the “Activity on the Node”…
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At the start of any project, you’ll be pulling together a new team of people. That may include people that you haven’t worked with before, people who have specific expertise or people who you need to consult to make sure…
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