Monday morning, you walk into work, and you get asked by your manager to swing by their office. You are told that you’ll be managing a new project, but you …
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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 …
How to Earn PMP PDUs for the PMI Talent Triangle™
As a project manager, you’ll know that your professional learning doesn’t stop after you pass the Project Management Professional (PMP)® exam. Every day is a learning day on some projects! …
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 …
How well does PM program curriculum prepare students for the job?
I have been involved with project management education for over 20 years, and it was not until about six years ago, when I developed the curriculum for our local College …
Documentation: Protecting Your Team and Project
The focal point of project management is getting stuff done. Getting projects completed under budget, on time, and within scope. That is the cake of project management. The icing is …
The only 2 expectations you need to set for project portfolio success
Interested in knowing what expectations are for project portfolio success? My career adventures in project portfolio management (PPM) have taught me that I need to set only two expectations with …
Key components of a Business Requirements definitions document
“The two most important requirements for major success are: first, being in the right place at the right time, and second, doing something about it.”– Ray Kroc What is a …
What inspires team creativity? Curiosity is the secret
We are always trying to get the creative juices of our team going at different points of our projects, especially during requirements definition and gathering. We often miss the mark …