Projects are completed every day. While some aren’t as successful as others, most organizations treat all those endings in the same way – with deafening silence or at most, a sigh of relief. Effective leaders and project managers think about how they will reward, recognize, and yes, celebrate project success. Experience and observation shows that […]
Improving Project Productivity
This is a big topic for a short article. While I’m not going to give you the encyclopedic solution to the challenge of getting more of the right work done on projects more effectively and getting projects completed on time, I am going to share of few insights that I and my team have been […]
The Mental Game of Project Management: Simple Tips to Set Your Team and Project Up for Success
Maybe I’ve always known it, but it continues to become clearer to me with each passing week and month. Getting better at anything starts mentally – with our mindset, beliefs and values. Without that foundation the tools we learn and try to apply will often be misapplied, misinterpreted and miss the mark. That’s why I’m […]
Getting the Results Without the Authority: How to Manage a Project & Team That Doesn’t Report to You
Have you ever led a project team? In today’s working world, the answer is likely yes. Have you ever led a project team where some (or all) of the people on the team don’t report to you? My guess is the answer is yes again. Both can be challenging – after all, there are professional […]
Have a Big Project? Start Here
There is much written about (and worth learning about) project planning and goal achievement. You can learn many strategies and approaches to help your projects be successful and your goals be reached. Seldom is today’s starting point discussed. Yet rightly, this starting point will make all of the tactics, tools, and approaches work better. In […]