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Real Project Management
Project management isn't all just glitz and glamour. There's plenty of dirt in the trenches. Here are the stories of Real Project Management and real project managers. Problems solved, lessons learned, experiences shared--for your edification and entertainment.
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Caught in the Act
- by Jody Urquhart
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Are your team members doing a good job? Be careful how you say thank you. Here's how to acknowledge people without turning them off.
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Performance Reviews: Your Chance to Shine
- by Paul Harder
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Performance reviews--a task that has to be performed--often fill managers with dread. It's time to change that perspective and view these events as opportunities to keep employees motivated and contributing to the team--and the company.
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Stress Less in Meetings
- by Donna Boyette
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Pooch pals? Swedish rubbing? Deep breathing? No, this isn't some wacky foreign film. It's some crucial tips for reducing your stress level before, during and after your next project meeting.
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Too Much Information
- by Amber Nelson
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When it comes to data, project management is full of it. But not everyone needs to know everything. There is such a thing as too much information. Reduce information overload by learning who needs to know what.
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A Novel Approach
- by Paul Harder
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Characters, conflict, climax and resolution--it's not a novel, it's your project. Take a page from the writers' handbook and learn how you can be the Stephen King of project management--popular, prolific and profitable.
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If All the World's a Stage I Want Better Management
- by Mark Mullaly, PMP
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When the curtain goes up on your project, how will the audience and critics react? Go behind the curtain to see how theater has made on-time project management into an art form--literally.
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New People - New Set of Rules
- by Joe Wynne
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When organizational change strikes, it can make you feel like you're stuck in the outback fighting for survival. Take it from the tribe members, pull together, align yourself, but still watch your back. It works for them.
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Keep Dreaming
- by Donna Boyette
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If you think gathering project requirements is easy, wake up and smell the coffee. Figuring out what your client really needs can be a nightmare, but with the right tools and know-how, you could make your client's dreams come true.
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Jump In
- by Fernando Zandona
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When that project makes you want to jump out of the nearest window, maybe you should consider it (although we recommend using a parachute.) Skydiving is a lot like navigating a successful project. The best way to handle both is with your eyes and your mind open. You may be surprised by what you learn and how it can help on future projects.
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A Survivor's Guide to Reality PM
- by Joe Wynne
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Welcome to the place where you are isolated and forced to get along with scheming backstabbers who have odd personalities and their own secret agendas. A description of CBS' realilty TV show Survivor, the Australian Outback? No, it's a description of your workplace.
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Duck, Here Comes Your First Project
- by Donna Boyette
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Would you ride a slow train on a fast track with a porter in the engineer's seat? Neither would I. But when your paycheck depends on it, that's another story. My first project might have derailed, but I got on board anyway.
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Best Supporting Action: Consulting
- by Paula Weber
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In Hollywood, awards, accolades and recognition are given to the best supporting actors. In real life, supporting players get less than their due. Consultants should remember, all roles are worth money, and the role of advisor is particularly valuable. No matter who you are, you can't afford to work for free.
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All Aboard!
- by Paula Weber
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If your project seems overbooked, with dueling stakeholders and mixed directions, getting everyone on board can make all the difference. Involvement of all parties in a project keeps things rolling, but being a project loner can mean a lonely ride.
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SOARing Along With the D.C. Government
- by Craig Prindle,Stephen Wagner
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Notorious for less-than-ideal government efficiency, the District of Columbia turned to PM consultants to put its financial management system in order. The solution and implementation was a SOARing success.
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