Greetings leaders! In mentoring other project managers, I noticed there is a distinct trait that distinguishes those that are successful, and those that struggle in managing their projects. That trait is what I’ll call the ability to drive versus the ability to manage. Are you a project manager or a project driver?
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Greetings Leaders… I cringe every time I hear of a government run IT project gone bad. I watch in amazement as project after project, especially in the IT arena, goes down the tubes when run by the government. I’m not talking about IT Infrastructure, things like servers or networks but about true software development. Over
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Greetings Leaders! I was teaching class last night and we had a very lively discussion about Resource Management. Here was the scenario.. A Project Manager and a Line Manager meet to discuss getting a team resource for the project. The Project Manager doesn’t like the team member that the Line Manager is going to give
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Greetings Leaders! Are you struggling to break out as a Project Manager at your organization? Well, you’re not alone. If we think about the 80/20 rule, only 20% of the Project Managers out there are going to rise above the others. After teaching project managers, consulting at many organizations and just reflecting on my career,
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Greetings Leaders! As a project management expert, I often get to see first hand how an organization measures their effectiveness in project management. I find it intriguing that so many of them, don’t really understand what they are trying to measure. They just look at their list of projects and if they all get done,
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Greetings Leaders! Statistically speaking, the 80/20 rule seems to apply to almost every situation. When it comes to your staff, it means that 20% of the people do 80% of the work. What would happen if we could somehow raise the level of performance of the 80%, just a bit? Or better yet, how can
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5 Leadership Skills for Project Managers Guest Blogger Claudia Vandermilt As a project manager, your teams rely on your leadership skills to guide and encourage productivity and project success. When provided with quality leadership, team members often respond positively; they build stronger relationships and rise to project challenges brought forth by their leader. Arm yourself
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Greetings Leaders! I’m the middle of teaching a project management class and we just finished up a section on Stakeholder Management. The discussion was lively, the group insightful, and as is often the case when I teach, I learned a few things myself. What I found interesting was the passion this particular group of students
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Greetings Leaders! I’ve been hired to salvage troubled projects before. Sometimes I was successful, other times… well, not so much. Trouble projects are not hard to identify. In fact, it’s relatively easy. They’re chronically late, over budget, have poor quality, and the team is often in disarray. If you’ve been a project manager for any
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Greetings Leaders! I’ve been consulting in State and Local Government for 15 years and have seen quite a few things during my career. There have been successful projects for sure, but sadly, there have been many failures too. As I look back on my experiences, there are patterns that stand out between the good and
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