Archive for August, 2020


From Voices on Project Management:
By Cyndee Miller

Full disclosure: I’m a big fan of Trevor Noah. But even I was a bit surprised at his eloquence in speaking about managing projects—and what it takes to deliver them.

Project skills are life skills that can be applied both professionally and personally, the comedian…

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From Voices on Project Management:
By Mario Trentim

Defining standards and metrics is a key function for the Project Management Office (PMO). In many ways, a PMO is uniquely positioned to provide guidance and orientation in order to build consistency in the application of project management best practices among the projects within…

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From Voices on Project Management:
By Cyndee Miller

Project leaders are no strangers to change. But between a massive shift to remote work and a global recession looming, many wonder what it all means for their careers.

These are unprecedented times, no doubt—but previous downturns can help point to a path forward, explai…

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Trying times require managers to really lean on that trust they’ve already built with their team.  I’ve found one of the best ways to do this is to keep team members in the loop and up-to-date at all times. Sharing honest communication is vital to effectively weather any storm.  Empowering team members to have a voice in decision-making and take ownership in their assignments also displays a much-needed level of trust.

How do you instill trust and get the maximum out of your team in trying times?

From Voices on Project Management:
By Peter Tarhanidis, PhD, MBA

The COVID-19 pandemic, political and racial division, unemployment and other serious issues are casting enormous shadows across the globe.

On top of these stressors, many of us have isolated ourselves from each other in order to lessen the spread of the viru…

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From Voices on Project Management:
By Emily Luijbregts

During project retrospectives, one of the biggest issues I often hear is inadequate communication. Perhaps the project manager did not communicate correctly, at the right time, in the right manner—or simply did not communicate at all!

Excellent communication skills ar…

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Your professional development is a career-long project. You should never stop seeking ways to expand and improve your skills. But you also can’t become overwhelmed or impatient with the journey.

I hear a lot about the struggle “to be heard” in an organization. Next-gen and …

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From Voices on Project Management:
By Soma Bhattacharya

Agile teams are being tested. The world has changed, and many teams—no matter what their structure was prior to the pandemic—are working from home, on top of dealing with increased COVID-19 challenges. While the demand for deliverables and work continues, the…

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Your professional development is a career-long project. You should never stop seeking ways to expand and improve your skills. But you also can’t become overwhelmed or impatient with the journey.

I hear a lot about the struggle “to be heard” in an organization. Next-gen and …

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Managing the dynamics of stakeholder engagement is an essential component of successful delivery. Stakeholders offer direction and support, and enable key strategic and tactical decisions needed for delivery progress.

Especially early in our careers, we tend to think about stakeholders …

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For someone like me who works in healthcare project management and is inundated with acronyms on a daily basis, this advice from Dave Wakeman really hits home. I’ve actually gone so far as to create a dictionary of sorts that sits on my desktop for easy referral.  An essential focus of project management is communication – clear and concise communication which easily gets a point across. The use of jargon can shift focus from essential goals and muddy the waters. What language is used in your business environment that you perceive as useless and annoying?

From Voices on Project Management:
by Dave Wakeman

My mind has been so focused lately on the leadership failures we’ve seen during the pandemic that I often forget to think about ways that we can help our project teams move forward right now. That got me to thinking about something we often struggle within any situation: sim…

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