How to Introduce Process Improvements Successfully
Does your team seem to be allergic to process? Have you been trying to implement project management best practices and …
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Adventures in Team Building
Have you ever been to a “team building” event that felt like work? You’re there because you have to be, …
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Motivating Your Team
Just about every project management job description entails “motivating people who do not report to you”. It’s clearly important, but …
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Culture of Attrition vs. Culture of Retention
I recently worked for two very different companies: Company A, a huge, global company with a heavy reliance on contractors; …
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Enabling Product Success with Checkpoint Reviews
At an entrepreneurs’ forum I recently attended, I was heartened to hear that even startups recommended checkpoint reviews. The term …
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The Key to Successful Cross-functional Collaboration
Quick: what’s the biggest challenge in cross-functional collaboration? Bing! Yes, “building trusting, open relationships” is correct! Does that sound too …
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How to Get the Estimates You Need
So you need to put together a schedule, but are having trouble getting estimates from your team? Believe it or …
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Breaking the Cycle of Micromanagement
Does this sound familiar? Project Manager: I thought I knew where we stood, but turns out we’re further behind than …
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Avoiding Communication Pitfalls
Ugh, the communication pitfall. We’ve all fallen into them. The question is, can you get out? Or better still, can …
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Help! We’re Out of Sync!
Project Sponsors, does this sound familiar? You’ve got a great team, and you’ve pointed them in the right direction on …
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