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Project managers, just say no!
But use what is in project management system and your people skills. Over the last 18 months I have seen more and more pressure placed on project managers. There is a huge demand from senior managers...
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Most project sponsors regularly make this mistake
Not briefing their project managers effectively enough. How do I know? Project managers regularly tell me this is so and the stories they tell supports this. Take this comment from a recent project...
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What do you need to let go of and what do you need to change?
I asked my wife, “what is this” holding up a canvas bag. “It’s for potatoes. It is to give them a longer life. You put the potatoes in the bag and they last longer and are in better condition than when...
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The Pareto Principle is alive and well in project management
So let’s start with a definition or an understanding of the ‘Pareto Principle’? “The Pareto principle (also known as the 80/20 rule) states that 80% of the results come from 20% of the causes.” Let me...
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To project management certify or not…?
That is the question…. Now I know I may well upset a few people with this articles however here goes….. I receive many emails asking for advice how to ‘get into’ project management or what project...
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We need to spend more time educating our clients
I have worked in many companies delivering project management training where there appears to be an issue with my clients complaining that their clients keep changing the specification of work. In...
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Does your company do project management eLearning?
That was a question posed by a caller recently. Yes we do! I went on to explain that we have a partnership with OnLinePMCourses where we offer a wide range of project management eLearning. I referred...
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Do you use a project management checklist?
In October 1931, the U.S. Army Air Corps held a flight competition for airplane manufacturers vying to build the army’s next-generation long-range bomber. The overwhelming favourite was the Boeing...
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OFFICIAL! Project sponsorship has been declared null and void.
At a meeting of the International Project Management Convocation (IProMco) this month, the Board ruled there was no need for projects to have a project sponsor. The Board suggested that as the role was...
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Project management training – 30% off our great courses….
I have been asked many times to run a course, a workshop or facilitate a specific project management event for a client One thing that is evident is the real pressure on people’s time. It is becoming...
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