Valuable Collaboration [includes presentation and white paper]
Everyone is talking about collaboration these days, especially in projects. Hence it was no big surprise that „collaboration“ was one of the key words at this week’s PMI Global Congress EMEA in Dublin, Ireland. Social media, communication, collaboration tools, …, you name it. Thank to…
PMI Global Congress EMEA 2011 in Dublin
Today is the second day of the PMI Global Congress EMEA 2011 in Dublin. More than 800 people came to Dublin to share their stories about project management and get inspired by new ideas. A fabulous event! My own presentation „The Good and Evil of…
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 any kind of issues, well those…
Project leadership is more than project management (podcast)
What is the difference between leadership and management ? Leaders take action, proactively; managers react. Yes, we have heard this before. But how does this relate to projects? And why is leadership the decisive factor for project success? Listen to Cornelius Fichtner’s latest podcast and…
The wise use of collaboration tools for project success
Collaboration is and always has been a central factor for project success. In times of international projects and virtual team environments collaboration is more important than ever. Technology can help overcome geographical boundaries to active collaboration. Indeed, technology has become an enabler of communication and…
PMI’s New Agile Certification: Good or Evil?
There are some who consider PMI „evil“, others strongly believe in PMI. Now comes PMI’s new Agile certification. As much as skepticism about PMI’s past philosophy of linear, traditional project management is justified, the new certification is a huge milestone for PMI, for the Agile…
5 Leadership Skills for Project Managers
I have written many posts on the right leadership principles for project success. I strongly believe that effective project management needs to have a solid foundation in leadership. Without leadership chances are that projects become „just another project“ – far from the sought after „Wow“-project….
Effective teams don’t need collaboration tools. Really? [includes podcast and presentation]
Last February I had a chance to attend (and speak at) the NASA Project Management Challenge in Long Beach, CA. In a session about collaboration tools one of the attendants claimed that „effective project teams don’t need collaboration tools“. I admit that this statement made…
A call for holistic leadership
In a recent blog post Elizabeth Harrin points out how important the right attitude is for effective project leadership. She writes, “leadership attitude is summed up by being open, honest, trustworthy and acting with integrity.” She continues, “If you adopt [these] four pillars of leadership…
Creating the right atmosphere for your team to succeed
In a recent post on the PMI Blog „Voices on Project Management“ Dmitri Ivanenko is pondering what it takes to create the right atmosphere for your team to succeed. He is writing „[…] I ground myself in the project goal. I determine what’s required to…