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Create Standards for Communication Response

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Have you ever sent an urgent email and panicked when you don’t get a quick reply? Or maybe you receive a text message asking how you’re doing and then get a second text 3 minutes later asking why you haven’t responded. In projects as well as personal life, it’s a good idea to get people on the same page about which communication methods to use for different situations and what response time to expect. In this video, Bob McGannon and I provide some ideas on how to set these standards.

Is It Time to Shut Down Your Agile Project?

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Agile planning involves allocating an amount of money (or time) to produce functions that deliver business improvement. When that time or money runs out, the project ends unless a business case to continue is made and approved. This Project Pointer highlights other situations when an agile project should be stopped – even one that appears to deliver business value.

Don’t Skip Risk Triggers in Your Project Risk Plan

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Risk triggers are occurrences that provide an early warning that a risk may become a real issue in a project. Yet, many risk management plans don’t document them. In this video, Bob McGannon and I discuss the benefits of documenting risk triggers to support our strong suggestion to include them in your project plans.

An Overview of Clear Communication

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I’m revisiting communication this week because someone made me realize that I wasn’t communicating clearly in an earlier article. Ironic, huh? In projects (as in the rest of life), effective communication can prevent a lot of problems and make things run more smoothly. Here is an assortment of tips on communicating clearly followed by links to courses when you want to dig deeper.

Fine-Tuning Scope for Project Success

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The fate of most projects is determined long before the first task is assigned. It’s decided early on during conversations where scope is shaped. Getting scope right initially doesn’t just avoid problems later on; it builds the case for why the project deserves to exist. This article provides approaches to help you define scope in a way that maximizes success.

Is Email a Communication Tool?

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Spoiler alert! Email isn’t a communication tool. In this video, Bob McGannon and I explain why email isn’t good for communication and what it is good for. We also describe the best way to use email (as well as other text-based tools).

Why the Project Sponsor Must Attend the Kickoff Meeting

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  If your project sponsor doesn’t want to star in the project kickoff meeting for whatever reason, your project will be in trouble from the beginning. Bob McGannon and I explain what the sponsor’s role is in a kickoff meeting and we highlight all the ways their absence creates problems. Don’t worry. We provide some […]