What Happens When the Only Person Who Knows the Answer Leaves Your Strategic Project?
Strategic initiatives run on information. Hard data drives many project decisions, and individuals add their own expertise and experience. Together, personal knowledge and empirical evidence inform planning, influence choices, guide problem solving, improve processes, and help teams achieve more consistent project performance. There’s enormous power in all of that combined
Project Urgency: Why Teams Don’t Always Agree on What Matters Now
Strategic projects bring together groups of people with wide-ranging skills, experience, responsibility, and authority. Some have spent decades working in project management while others are new to the discipline and perhaps to the business environment in general. Even when project participants share a common language, some things in their communication
Is Your Strategic Project Timeline Ambitious or Simply Unrealistic?
Moving a strategic project forward on an ambitious timeline requires sound decisions and well-founded assumptions. The environment may be demanding, but with access to dedicated talent, adequate resources, and leadership support, project teams can still succeed under tight deadlines. However, it’s important to confirm that all necessary pieces are in
How to Get New Executive Sponsors Up to Speed Quickly on a Strategic Project
Projects regularly undergo executive sponsor changes, but onboarding a new senior sponsor is more complex when it involves a strategic initiative. Many details need exploring, numerous stakeholder groups to connect with, and highly visible activities to support. If incoming sponsors can’t get a handle on the project quickly, it could
What Happens To Strategic Projects When Executive Sponsors Aren’t Available (And What To Do About It)
Putting an executive sponsor’s name on a strategic project isn’t just about increasing recognition or showcasing the effort’s value to the business. These senior stakeholders also help facilitate support from groups across the organization, participate in high-level decisions, resolve conflicts, secure necessary resources, and keep the work aligned with the
Test Your Year-End Project Readiness
Assess Q1 Project Readiness Before the New Year Companies often launch new projects in Q1. Budgets have been refilled, new headcount approvals are moving into recruiting, department heads know the latest goals, and everyone is eager to get a fresh start. But before your Q1 plans are complete, your project