It’s Not Just Agile versus Waterfall
Designing your approach to project delivery is a strategic exercise, as there are several options. Here are questions to consider when choosing your approach
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When the Sponsor and Customer are Two Different People
When your sponsor and project customer are two different people, you face some unique challenges. Here are tips for handling this situation.
The Importance of Testing Plans
Testing is often an underdeveloped part of project plans. See circumstances that make solid testing plans critical.
What Do I Do When My Sponsor is Also My Customer?
An engaged sponsor who doubles as your primary customer has pros and cons. Here are a few tips for handling this situation: Prioritize the triple constraints. A combined sponsor/customer makes it easier to prioritize time, cost and scope. While you should strive to meet all three constraints, your job will be easier when you understand […]
Identifying the right people to provide requirements
Having the right resources to identify requirements gets your project off to a great start. Here are 4 steps that can help: Identity the right stakeholder groups. Identify the various stakeholder groups that will be impacted by the new product or solution. Which ones are right? The ones that will be impacted by the new […]
Managing a project during a pandemic
Managing projects is rarely easy. Managing during a pandemic is another matter! Here are four actions that can help: Soft skills first! It’s time to highlight your soft skills. Touch base with each team member to determine their ability to perform. Based on their circumstances, you may need to adjust their availability upward or downward […]
Overusing Agile Can Reduce Your Success
Overusing agile will decrease your organization’s success! Here are signs of agile overuse:
Picking the Right Tool for Effective Communication
Effective communication content is critical for project managers, but so is the tool you use to send your messages. Here are tool guidelines based on the intent of your communication: Email is appropriate for repeatable and expected messages such as status reporting or scheduling meetings. Because recipients can’t use factors like the voice inflection to […]
Should you build a detailed project plan?
Bob McGannon and I talk about whether it makes sense to build a detailed project plan given that projects usually change once you start working on them. To learn more, check out my Project Management Foundations course on LinkedIn Learning.
