Project Management and Zen
Today’s projects become increasingly complex. We are faced with endless challenges, have to juggle thousands of different and often conflicting expectations and desires, have to meet deadlines, deliver on time, exercise pressure on those people who do not or cannot deliver as expected – or…
Tips, Tricks & Lessons Learned for Social Media in Project Management
What would you say is the biggest problem on projects today? Is it the ever increasing complexity? Is it project sponsors who are absent? Is it the impossible expectations that our customers have? Robert Szilinksi and Michael Krebs (www.esentri.com and www.social-pm.com) say that it’s neither…
Tips on Handling a Problem Team Member on your Project
[by Margaret Meloni, MBA, PMP ] Oh there is a problem alright. And it starts with the fact that you have a boss, peer or project team member who is completely in denial about the chaos that is all around them. If they do see…
The Secret to Project Success
We all thrive for success. The big question is, how do we get there? I have provided a number of answers to this question in my book „Leadership Principles for Project Success„. More and more people are applying the 5 leadership principles laid out in…
Innovation is not a continuous activity; it’s a project-based activity
Can innovation and projects go together? Absolutely. As a matter of fact projects can be the epitome of innovation, i.e. projects set-up and run effectively. This is what Tim Brown, CEO of the design firm IDEO, said about this very topic: „So innovation is not…
What’s driving you?
In his latest post Bill Barren talks about the importance of realizing the urgency of a problem if you want to change something. The blog is entitled „Mosquitos, Malaria and What May Be Stopping You From Getting Clients“. Bill cites the dilemma of malaria deaths…
Getting Started with Project Leadership
[by guest blogger Cornelius Fichtner, PMP] In May of 2011 The Project Management Podcast launched its Project Leadership Series at www.pm-podcast.com. The series started with interviews with Thomas Juli, author of Leadership Principles for Project Success, and Rick Valerga, author of The Cure for the…
So, you want to become #1? Think again!
It is the epitome of Western society that becoming and being #1 is thing to drive for. It is good to be the best in your class no matter what. But is it really good all the time? Hardly. Think of the following. The German…
Before you develop a vision you need to know what motivates you
I have written a number of posts on the importance of project vision. I am stating that one of the most important factors of project success is building a project vision with your team. It is crucial that everyone actively involved understands and supports this…
Getting started with project leadership
[reprint from Cornelius Fichtner’s blog: http://tinyurl.com/4xj4ddy.] In May of 2011 The Project Management Podcast launched its Project Leadership Series at www.pm-podcast.com. The series started with interviews with Thomas Juli, author of Leadership Principles for Project Success, and Rick Valerga, author of The Cure for the…