How to Ensure Stakeholder Buy-In
For a project to be successful, stakeholders must adopt the products and/or processes the project delivers. This Project Pointer provides some tips to ensure stakeholders buy into and adopt project outcomes.
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Next Level Critical Path Management
Delays on the critical path delay project completion. To keep your project schedule on track, don’t just watch the critical path. keep an eye on the near-critical path and other path changes (and communicate them to stakeholders).
How’s the new team member working out?
When you add a new member to your project team, it’s a good idea to evaluate their performance so you can address any negative impacts quickly. This Project Pointer describes ways to monitor project and team member performance after a personnel change.
Learning from Resistance to Change
Resistance to change is a frustrating and common aspect of project management. Behind the pushback and complaints could be perspectives crucial to project success. This Project Pointer describes what you can learn and apply from stakeholders’ resistance to change.
Simulating Success: Transforming Project Management Training with Games
Would you like to expand your project management skills and experience or that of the project managers in your organization, but you’re concerned about the impact of inexperienced people working on live projects? I had the chance to see the PMzone Digital Simulation Board Game in action and was impressed with its approach and realism. […]
A Tip for Introverted Project Managers: Your team probably likes you that way.
With all the people skills project managers need, introverts might worry that they won’t be able to manage projects effectively. As a fellow introvert, I can reassure you that introverts can make great project managers. This Project Pointer explains why.
Project methodology considerations
Until my newsletter resumes in mid-January, here’s a rerun of one of my popular articles from 2024.
Focus on Project Goals
Until my newsletter resumes in mid-January, here’s a rerun of one of my popular articles from 2024.
Make the Most of Opportunities in Risk Management
To most people risk has a negative connotation. In risk management, opportunities are the bright side of risk. This article identifies several common opportunities that projects can use to their advantage. Let’s start by reviewing the terms used to describe positive risk and the actions that can be taken to turn them into reality. A […]
How to Coach Your Project Sponsor
An effective sponsor can contribute 30% or more to a project’s success. Yet, according to recent research performed jointly with Harvard Business Review, only 13% of executives have received specific training on how to be a successful project sponsor. What do good sponsors do and how can you make sure yours is doing those things? […]
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