What Messy Projects Do to Your Team and Organization
Messy projects—those that have communication breakdowns, firefighting is the primary workflow, and chaos runs rampant—can sometimes be successful despite all their problems. But even if
Messy projects—those that have communication breakdowns, firefighting is the primary workflow, and chaos runs rampant—can sometimes be successful despite all their problems. But even if
Delivering a project on time and within budget is the one big goal of most teams, but it’s easy to forget the importance of maintaining
Why Cross-Functional Collaboration Often Falls Short Think your project team does a good job of encouraging cross-functional collaboration? Getting everyone working together is a common
Effectively prioritizing projects requires more than intuition. By adding structured context and key datasets — including strategic alignment scores, financial impact analysis, and stakeholder influence
Sponsor apathy can doom a project. Without sustained support and participation from sponsors, initiatives are likely to fall behind schedule, suffer from a drop in
A project crisis can put an otherwise healthy initiative on a fast track to failure. Maintaining stakeholder engagement during a project crisis can be the
A strong messaging strategy is a must for large and complex projects. Information flows need to cross many boundaries and reach diverse groups quickly, but
Project teams need skills outside the traditional project management discipline to plan and execute strategic initiatives. These soft skills—also called “power skills”—include the ability to work in dynamic
Managing complex projects with multiple critical paths can be challenging. While focusing on the primary path is essential, ignoring secondary paths can jeopardize the project.
7 Lessons Experienced Project Managers Can Learn from Rookies Every project management professional started as a rookie. Early on, they didn’t know the ropes, sometimes
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