The majority of today’s projects include some sort of technology component. A system may be needed to support new functions the organization will soon add, or it might be necessary to migrate from an outdated platform to one with more robust functionality as operations grow and the company’s needs expand.
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BUILDING YOUR Project Team’S PROJECT PORTFOLIO
January 20, 2014 by
Most project management professionals have their own project portfolios—they come in handy during job interviews, performance reviews, etc. But your Project Team should also have a portfolio. It’s a great PR tool when your team hosts networking events, and it’s also helpful when introducing your team to a new executive or key stakeholder. We’ve…
Project Management Training Infographic by PMAlliance
December 30, 2013 by
Check out our latest infographic to find out why Project Management Training should matter to your team and organization. Also check out our other Training Infographic for more great stats: DO YOU NEED PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING? PMAlliance has a national open enrollment training schedule For more information on the event locations and schedules click HERE PMAlliance project management…
ARE YOU FACING A LEADERLESS PROJECT?
November 7, 2013 by
A popular tactic of stakeholders who don’t really want to commit, “leaderless” projects are those that end up being turned over to entire groups of end users to babysit, and often result in nightmares for Project Managers. Below are a handful of scenarios that could tell you you’re facing a leaderless project. Approval authority has…
ARE YOU REALLY A PROJECT MANAGEMENT ADVOCATE?
August 5, 2013 by
Most project management professionals will tell you that project advocacy is part of their job, but are they really taking that task seriously? Simply being on a project management team doesn’t make you an advocate. On the contrary, busy project managers can actually undermine their role as advocate if they aren’t committed and focused. Take…
WHAT YOU’RE DOING WRONG WHEN IT COMES TO PROJECT MANAGEMENT PHOTOS
July 18, 2013 by
Pictures are useful in many areas of project management, from showcasing improvements to documenting problems. But now and then, project management consulting teams completely flub photos. I’m not talking about taking poor quality images. Instead, a somewhat greater concern is where Project Teams either miss the benefits of project management pictures or stumble into procedural…
TURN PERFECTIONISM ON ITS HEAD
June 26, 2013 by
We’ve talked about why Project Managers don’t need to be perfectionists (“Perfection not needed”), but if you suspect that you are one (“3 signs you’re a project perfectionist”), what can you do about it? Seeking perfection can be a difficult habit to break, even as it wreaks havoc on the rest of your Project Team….
WHEN DYSFUNCTIONAL Project Teams SUCCEED
May 11, 2013 by
Nearly every project management consulting professional has watched a completely dysfunctional Project Team execute a project successfully. How do they do it? When the rest of us are carefully creating solid budgets and timelines, while we’re diligently minding our progress and watching for potential problem areas downstream, these broken teams manage to succeed in spite…
THE TASK CONUNDRUM
May 3, 2013 by
In project management, there are two schools of thought on doling out tasks to team members—assign all tasks at the beginning of the project, or assign them as they come up in the project schedule. Each method has merits, along with some notable pitfalls. Here we examine both strategies to see what’s good about each,…
7 THINGS THAT CAN KILL YOUR BUDGET
April 29, 2013 by
Project management professionals are highly attuned to budget obligations—nearly everything they do is with an eye toward meeting budget objectives while adding value at every opportunity. But with all of the other tasks under the umbrella of the Project Team, there are some common practices that often wreak havoc with project budgets. 1 – Not…
