Creating a communication plan that delivers the right messages, to the right audiences, at the right time is a critical component of your project’s change management. The plan should be …
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Is your company missing the mark when conducting risk identifications?
For many project teams out there in various organizations, risk identification is just another process that we accomplish in order to keep risk from undermining our project management efforts. It …
How to prepare for a project kick-off meeting and what to cover
Project kick-off meetings are critical to a successful project launch and not having a plan in place for how to structure the meeting can have the project start off on …
Do you know the difference between scope and requirements?
Scope and requirements are interrelated concepts. Projects in your portfolio should be creating and managing both. What is the difference between the two? Why do you need both? Why is …
Project Management Office (PMO) – Foundational goals to drive results
What is the PMO foundation and PMO goals? “Projects are usually undertaken to either solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity. The probability that the project – even …
How curiosity can improve your project estimates
Want to create better estimates? Be curious. Curiosity enhances the project estimates made by experienced estimators who fully understand the scope of work to be performed and who have experience …
Finding ways to better leverage project stakeholders expertise
Every Project Manager and project team must make better use of the stakeholders on their projects in order to gain key information to accomplish the objectives set before them. Too …
Leadership vs Management: What’s the difference?
Interested in finding out the difference between a leader vs manager? Many articles and books have focused on the need for leadership in recent years. I’m afraid this focus has …
The PMBOK Guide Seventh Edition – First Impressions
In this podcast, Cornelius Fichtner provides his initial executive overview and first impressions of the The PMBOK Guide Seventh Edition . He explains how the PMBOK 7 was developed, by …
Are dashboards the best tools for providing status information?
Dashboard reporting is popular because of its short, sweet, and to-the-point graphical interface that usually fits into one page; but it has its pros and cons depending on the use …