A properly documented project communication plan is key to the success of any project. What should be included in your project management communication plan? We share the communication approach and …
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Key elements of a good risk management plan
What is a risk management plan in project management? Learn about elements of a good risk management plan, RACI matrix, or RACI charts. People often do not realize how low …
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How to remain socially engaged in a virtual work environment
Virtual work these days and having a home office as a main base of operation is quite the normal occurrence for many professionals. It is not as easy as it …
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How to effectively interact with different types of project sponsors
Projects differ from one another in a great number of ways but, the one thing they all have in common is a sponsor. In the course of one’s life, working …
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Why is it so important to properly assign risk ownership
The topic of risk ownership always prompts lively conversation when discussed with any individual from my classroom to a client’s site. Who should be the actual risk owner? Should it …
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How Project Status Reports Add Value
Say the words project status report, and it conjures all kinds of images in the minds of project managers across the globe. These status reports have been developed and used …
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How to be a good mentor
In recent years PMI has published statistics indicating that at the current rate, the number of seasoned project managers will dwindle drastically in coming years; leaving the profession looking for …
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Project assumptions: You Must Be a Project Manager if You Like Swiss Cheese
A few weeks ago, a stakeholder at work was complaining about how we, the general, all-encompassing WE, the project manager could never be happy with simply doing anything and that …
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Can branding a stakeholder resistant create a self-fulfilling prophecy
When I think of stakeholder resistance, I am always reminded of when a new version of the PMBOK Guide is issued of what used to be and how our profession …
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Having a solid project charter can help ensure project success
If you were to do an examination of some of your past projects and their overall performance, you would more than likely discover what I did when I decided to …