When leading teams, you want to be seen as a trusted leader. Your team looks to you to provide guidance and support, remove roadblocks, escalate risks, and help ensure success. …
"Project Manager"
Conquering agile with power and style
During some recent work with a client company that is new to the use of Agile frameworks for managing technology projects; the client’s author and a manager set up a …
Before we dive into the benefits of program management, we need to make sure we understand what program management is. The Project Management Institute defines program management as “A group …
What is the significance of strategic planning?
Often, businesses start out with a fairly clear vision, and that vision can be accomplished in several ways: sometimes through some great streak of luck, but most likely with the …
What your business processes say about your business
Learn about your business processes and what they say about your business. Each company starts out developing processes that are determined by various limiting factors; as a company grows, hopefully, …
5 Steps for managing unrealistic expectations
Does your boss have unrealistic expectations? Mine did. Merriam-Webster defines expectations as the act or state of expecting or anticipation. So, then, unrealistic expectations are having the wrong ideas that …
Breaking down corporate strategy
Organizations need to define a corporate strategy in order to achieve success. Defining a strategy is a critical factor for the future of a company. The right strategy will produce …
Why do you avoid feedback?
The highest-paid people in the world love feedback. If you’re Tiger Woods, Floyd Mayweather, Cristiano Rolando, Lionel Messi, LeBron James, Roger Federer, Phil Nicholson, Manny Pacquiao, Kevin Durant, or Lewis …
How to effectively execute organizational strategies
Today, companies are constantly under pressure to innovate and grow. To reach these objectives, they need to find an efficient way to implement their strategies. Organizations execute their strategies through …
Creative ways to communicate change
Emails can be boring to read sometimes. Especially lengthy emails with a lot of detail, but in projects, failure to communicate effectively can become very costly. Here are some ways …