PM Superpowers
In this “The PM is in” article, I describe a few superpowers every project manager would love (and what to do until our wishes are granted).
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Costs and Risks to Consider with Vendors
Contractors and other vendors can be a great option if you need more people or people with specific skills. But the cost goes beyond their hourly rate and vendors introduce risks to your project. This Project Pointer explains what you need to consider before bringing on vendor personnel.
My stakeholders aren’t arguing! Is something wrong?
If your stakeholders aren’t squabbling over getting their requirements into your project scope, they might be disenchanted with the project or just don’t know its status. This Project Pointer provides techniques to ensure stakeholders are engaged and the ideal project requirements are in scope.
The Difference Between Product and Project Management
In this Project Pointer, Bonnie answers a question about whether it makes any sense to argue over whether project management or product management is “better.” Spoiler alert: no sense at all.
Understanding Risks Through Links to Your Project’s Triple Constraints
To make good, informed decisions, stakeholders have to really understand the project’s risks. This Project Pointer suggests linking the impact of each risk to one or more of the project constraints—scope, time, or cost.
How to Speed Up a Tardy Team
A reader writes in with a problem getting a team to deliver on schedule. This Project Pointer provides some tips for lighting a fire under a team to complete projects more quickly, and more importantly, on time.
Helping Your Sponsor to Be More Helpful
Sponsors often aren’t effective because they don’t know what to do. This Project Pointer describes what you can do to help your sponsor be more helpful to the project.
GanttPro: Another Online PM Tool That’s Worth a Look
I spent some time exploring the features of GanttPro, an online project management tool that isn’t covered in my LinkedIn Learning course. This week’s Project Pointer provides a quick overview of what it can do.
Why Introverts Make Great Project Managers
Some of the best project managers are introverts. This article generously shared with my newsletter by Anna Lung’aho Anderson explains not only why introverts make great PMs, but also how they can lean into their strengths to lead and succeed.
Should You Resurrect That Doomed Project?
This week’s Project Pointer answers a question from a reader about whether to accept a chance to play Dr. Frankenstein on a seemingly deceased project. Send me your project-related questions to get an answer in future posts!
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