Most of us don't like meetings very much. We see them as getting in the way of 'real work'. And often, when we do attend meetings, we have our laptop or tablet with us to 'take notes' but we may in fact be doing other 'real work' we have going on and paying very little attention to the active discussion, just listening loosely and trying to catch if we hear our name called so we aren't too embarrassed if we're caught out. Does this sound familiar? I'm a project manager and on one very, very routine remote customer weekly status call where I was playing only a support role and I knew I didn't need to be involved in much of the project discussion I admit I actually fixed the hinges on one of my laptops during the meeting... multi-tasking at it's best. But I wouldn't recommend that for everyone!...
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For over twenty years, BrightWork has worked with customers across lots of sectors. In that time, we’ve learned a few things about successful project management! In this blog post, I outline the five factors we have identified as being essential for successful project management and project management improvement in any organization...
Is your organization thinking of implementing a project management infrastructure. Maybe you a small company on the rise and up until now you’ve gotten by on managing “projects” on the fly…grabbing some info off the internet to help those who have been forced into managing these one-off and mainly internal projects succeed…or at least not fail miserably.
Now, as you take on more initiatives and your company is expanding, possibly become more technical, possibly incorporating work you do for outside clients into projects you begin to see a need for greater structure. Consistent delivery is likely to bring repeat successes, increased customer satisfaction, and…as a result…greater, faster company growth. In short, you see a need to create structure and formality so that your staff can succeed at delivering successful projects on an ongoing basis... From healthcare to construction, project managers are needed in all industries and organizations for a simple reason: project managers are responsible for getting things done! Some project managers are answerable for numerous roles in a project whilst others delegate roles and tasks to other project members. The project manager then ensures the project progresses smoothly...
Right-sizing. I love that fun, ugly term that originated in the late 80’s that executives started using instead of firing people. “We aren’t firing, we are right sizing.” Sure, that sounds better and more forward thinking to everyone except the 4% of the company you just let go unexpectedly because you didn’t meet last quarter’s earning projections. “No honey, I wasn’t fired or laid off, I was right sized.” Oh, then that’s ok…
SEATTLE WA - July 10, 2017 – Viewpath, LLC, an industry-leading provider of cloud-based project management and capacity planning solutions, today announced the Beta release of Viewpath 4.0, its latest and most comprehensive solution to address the nearly $4 Billion Portfolio and Project Management market.
“With today’s Beta release, Viewpath makes it easier for companies to rapidly deploy project management and capacity planning solutions throughout the organization”, said Dean Carlson, Founder and CEO of Viewpath. “Viewpath 4.0 has been re-built from the ground-up, to provide a robust, scalable and mobile-ready solution suitable for companies of all sizes.”... The project manager is the one in charge. #1, Top Dog, the Go-To guy, Project Guru, the Head Honcho, and…of course…the one with the target on his head. No matter what, though, if you are working in the role of a remote project manager, you probably feel like you need to go that extra mile to prove to those on-site individuals that you are fully on top of your game and as in control as is possible. Afterall, these projects can go crazy and chaotic on a moment’s notice...
Good leaders, effective leaders, understand and realize they need to be great communicators. In addition, they understand that the art of two-way communication is imperative in order to be effective. Not only does an efficient leader need to be good at speaking, they also have to be good at listening to feedback, ideas, opinions and constructive criticism, responding accordingly to meet the desired outcome...
In this first installment of this three part series on maximizing project profits, I'd like to consider the overall project manager task of budget management. Let's look at the practice of budget management and how the project manager can skillfully stay on top of the budget forecast and actuals to help ensure that the project budget stays on track.
Just as scope needs to be managed closely to ensure that unplanned work is not hitting the budget and just as resources need to be closely guarded and managed to ensure that they are focused on the important tasks, it is also necessary to continually stay on top of the project budget. All three of these concepts are intertwined, but the best way to ensure that none of these three items are killing the project financially is to be monitoring the project budget on a continual basis. Let’s consider these three steps to effectively and efficiently keep the project on track through proper budget management:... Black Hat is the digital security conference offered annually at locations around the world. My version here in Las Vegas happens next month at Mandalay Bay and I am presenting 4 reasons - plus a bonus reason - to you on why you should be attending. |
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