Companies are increasingly using projects to manage most of their activities. Managing single projects can produce a loss of transparency and efficiency of the project outlook. To be more effective, …
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Audits as a project management governance tool
Here comes the dreaded project audit. How can we get out of this? We have all experienced this at one point or will. So, why do we fear the project …
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 …
How to Successfully LEAD Hybrid and Remote Projects
In this podcast, Cornelius Fichtner and Dave Garrett, Chief Strategy & Growth Officer, discuss how to successfully lead hybrid and remote projects. The word “LEAD” is in all caps in the …
A common communication pitfall of remote project management
As project managers, we are often faced with unique challenges not found in other professions. This couldn’t be truer for remote project managers. As project managers, we spend most of …
Top 10 Places To Post Project Management Jobs
Are you a recruiter looking for top project management job boards or places to post project management jobs? Maybe you’re a job seeker looking for a project management job or …
The daily scrum meeting – A great team introduction to agile
Daily scrum meetings are necessary for a successful Agile approach. You’ve likely been hearing more these days about teams using Agile to deliver solutions. It’s becoming more popular, and you …
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 …
Ruthless project prioritization in project environments
In environments where everything is a top priority, nothing is a top priority. A key responsibility of senior leadership is ruthless project prioritization, leaving no doubt as to the organization’s …
2 Facets of project leaders
“Take the bull by the horns” is a phrase believed to have originated in the American West around the 1800s. It means confronting a problem head-on versus waiting for the …