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Creating a project without getting any support from important stakeholders is a disaster. This is regularly happening when a business initiative is created by a…

Talk to people. Spend some time just talking through the job with each member of your team, your managers and your users.  Concentrate on making communication…

I’ve met many people who seem to think that project management is about solving problems of someone else’s creation, like Tommy Lee Jones’s character. However, I’d say that if…

What is a project and how does it differ from a process? A project has a defined beginning and end, such as the implementation of…

The Horse Story For several years I have been telling my horse joke every time I need to convince somebody about the power of one’s project management…

Introduction Project cost control has two aspects. First, is the need for a design firm to control internal design costs—this requires careful monitoring of expenditures…

Strong organizational skills: The successful PM must be able to organize a project, the team, and address the many details that arise. This employee must…

Project managers are often called on to make decisions between different opportunities or different ways of accomplishing the goals and objectives of a company. The…

Mentoring Programs One of the most effective devices to train and develop aspiring PMs (or any staff for that matter) is through a mentoring program.…

Which Manager you prefer to work with? OR Which type of Manager are you? Manager A: “Call Tom Burton at Cavalier Computer. Ask him to…