Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:38:38 GMT Project Management 2.0 http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/ New technologies, concepts, and Web 2.0 tools are popping up everywhere. How can you use them to help your project team collaborate, communicate - or just give your project an extra boost? [Contact Dave] Do You Need a Project Management Survival Plan? http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/4914/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:49:10 GMT Situation: You need a fresh perspective on Project Management in general. Steve Starke, VP of Program Management at Thomson Reuters, has written a new PM book entitled,S.T.O.P. The Project Management Survival Plan which outlines a new framework for managing projects based onsurvival prin... Do You Need a Delegation Document? http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/4907/ Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:02:12 GMT Situation: Its unclear which decisions you can take and which ones must be escalated. Often we begin with a general understanding that the PM can approve expenses within budget and at times there is an approval threshold, but not much more is said about decision-making. Action-oriented PMs of... T- shirts Seem to Be All the Rage http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/4895/ Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:52:38 GMT Situation: Ya need something casual to wear that makes a PM statement. I just noticed on facebook that PMI is promoting a new set of Ts. Heres the announcement and link - Show off your project management pride! Reward your favorite project team members with new T-shirts from PMI! Pro... Do You Need a Team Operating Agreement? http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/4874/ Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:47:28 GMT Situation: Team members keep stumbling over simple, common sense, standard practices. A Team Operating Agreement seems like overkill for a lot of us. Ive personally seen dozens of these over the last several years and many are just a fluffy box-checking exercise.The whole this seems a bit muc... Is Your Team Really a Team? http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/4825/ Tue, 27 Dec 2011 22:09:06 GMT Situation: You need to get people more in sync. Recently, I interviewed Harlan Bridgeson one of his chapter inProject Pain Relieverentitled,My team isnt really a team.I asked him a few questions about how you get people to recognize the problem. Then we dropped in a condensed version of the s... Does Your Team Spend More Time Fighting Than Working? http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/4783/ Sun, 18 Dec 2011 19:37:00 GMT Situation: You need to get people working together a bit better. Recently, I interviewed Gina Abudi on one of her chapters in Project Pain Reliever entitled,My team spends more time arguing than working. I asked her a few questions about how you get people to recognize the problem. Then we dr... Do You Make $105K/yr as a Project Manager? http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/4760/ Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:29:26 GMT Situation: Youre curious about how much your peers make... Today, PMI released the results of their most recent research into how much Project Managers make. The median income globally was $92K and $105K in the US (both in USD). The full press release can be found below. ... How Should You Tell Your Story? http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/4715/ Thu, 08 Dec 2011 22:37:24 GMT Situation: A story would really help your cause, but youre not quite sure how to make it work. A story can make a huge difference in your effectiveness as a Project Manager. While you dont want to over-think it or turn telling the story into a complex process, there are a few things that are ... Who do I have to please? http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/4425/ Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:05:24 GMT Situation: Every problem can make you feel like you have to please a thousand different people who all want different things. However, the problem isnt only who do I please? It is also, which needs are truly important? (This is a partial chapter excerpt from the book, Project Pain Reliever) ... Are You a Good Boss? http://www.gantthead.com/blog/Project-Management-2.0/4413/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:56:40 GMT Situation: You want a way to verify what you already know is true. Jim Finkelstein recently wrote a book entitled Fuse: Making Sense of the New Cogenerational Workplace that offers some ideas on how to make your workplace healthier and more productive. Here are five boss types that he sketche...