Sometimes interruptions happen that disrupt the normal project flow. PMs can predict many of these situations and develop contingency plans for them, such as seasonal weather impacts and labor shortages during peak times. However, you may encounter interruptions that are created by your own company—a reorganization that puts a temporary halt on a project, for…
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Remote Project Management: Team Engagement in a Digital World
April 1, 2020 by
More and more PMs are transitioning their activities to accommodate remote work arrangements, and many are finding that maintaining team engagement within the project is more important than ever. Though some organizations have been leveraging dispersed groups for quite some time, it’s a new experience for others. The lessons learned in existing remote work environments can…
Remote Project Management: Keep Your Communications Going
March 25, 2020 by
With COVID-19’s effects disrupting more organizations’ activities every day, some project teams are struggling to make the shift to working remotely. Maintaining strong connections internally as well as with stakeholders is critical for PMs to continue moving projects to a successful completion. No matter if you have one or two team members supporting your project…
Build a Customer-Centric Project Team
March 19, 2020 by
The support of sponsors and stakeholders is a critical element in project success. Without strong participation by these groups, the project team may have difficulty getting the necessary resources and cooperation to execute even simple tasks. But with everything that goes into delivering consistent results and meeting the organization’s needs, the focus on long-term satisfaction…
Remote Project Management: 5 Tips to Get Started
March 17, 2020 by
As impacts from the coronavirus outbreak ripple across the business landscape, many organizations are moving portions of their operations to a more distributed work structure to maintain activities while minimizing face-to-face interactions. This could present challenges for project teams that aren’t already accustomed to working remotely with remote project management. If you’re having trouble juggling…
