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Project teams, want a project manager with the basic character traits, trust, integrity, respect and honestly. But a good project manager possess much more than these basic traits, a project team wants a manager that skilled at:
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Tags: communication, honesty, integrity, Project Manager, project team, respect, trust
Many Project Managers begin a project by writing up a ‘to do’ list of activities for each team member. Within weeks the list is out of date, the project has evolved and more time is spent keeping the list up to date rather than doing the work. The Work Breakdown Structure starts by writing a NOT ‘to do’ list. Forget about activities and look at key deliverables. Each person is responsible to achieving different aspects of the task - how they get their is often irrelevant. It is reaching the desired outcome in the assigned time frame that propels a project forward.
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Tags: deliverables, Project Manager, to do list, WBS, Work Breakdown Schedule
Project management is the combination of art and science working in unison for an ultimate goal. Science is the bringing together all the theory and experience acquired over the years, while art is the way you use and adapt these ideas to suits your situational needs. Many people have all the skills and experience of science, but without the adaptability of art a project manager will not succeed.
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- Mara Pederson
December 2009
Tags: art, Project Manager, science
Perhaps one of the best tools to bring a project back on track is just job huddle. The job huddles are an opportunity for the team to have an informal gathering to discuss progress during the last period and identify any issues. With all this information gathered the team can then discuss how to get on track by identifying the teams weaknesses or changes to the working environment. Huddles are a great way to identify changing conditions and keeping a team focused and on track.
- Kari Marrs
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Tags: change, environmental change, huddle, team meeting
As another year passes it is time to reflect on company success, or in some cases the obstacles companies put in the way of their success. The list includes:
- Kari Marrs
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Tags: business obstacles, project managers, senior managers, training
The project follow-up phase can often lead to a grey area in the project, unless clearly defined at the beginning of an agreement, some of the issues arising can include:
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- Tom Streveler
Tags: documentation, follow-up, guaratees, project agreement, results
Setting up a project plan and locking team members into their roles sets a good basis for project success. But once the details have been ironed out and the project is nearing completion the customer may come back with major additions turning the project upside down. Instead of pulling the project team off task, go back to the client and explain the situation. Work out ways of breaking the project into phases, this will give the client physical results that they can then build on.
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Tags: client, meetings, project phases, project planning, project team, upside down
Put your head above the parapet, what does that mean? It means you really need to plan how to deal with the responses you receive otherwise you could well get trampled upon! There is little point standing back and and complaining about the lack of support from senior management and sponsors, it is the project managers job to get them involved and get them excited. Without their held interest, getting approvals and driving the project forwards can be a slow anddifficult task.
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Tom Streveler
Tags: buyin, executives, management, Project Manager, sponsors
Just when you think you have planned for every possible outcome, the unexpected happens and a key part of the project team is out of action, possibly for months. Bringing a new team member in can be difficult for not on the team, but the new member, but there is some key steps to take to bring that person up to speed as quickly as possible. Not only should the project manager brief the new member, but also consider the other people that have a different view of the project, including the team and stakeholders.
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- Michael Grollman
Tags: briefing, Project Manager, project team, stakeholders
Is under promising and over delivering really the best way to run a project and drive a team. To drive a team towards success they need to be challenged and a successful project manager needs to take calculated risks to continually motivate their team. By employing successful milestone management the project manager can rate each milestone as a pass/fail rating. By having this easy gauge at hand, the whole team can understand the status of the project and additionally be held accountable for their contribution, or failings in the tasks.
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- Michael Grollman
Tags: Leadership, milestone management, milestones, project status
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