Karrin Frilling
What’s Your Project Management Motto?
Even if you’ve never been a Boy Scout, chances are you know that the Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” It’s good advice. A lot of challenging situations can be more easily handled if you are prepared with the right tools, approach, or frame of mind. And that simple sentence—Be prepared—truly does apply in many cases. Even in project management. OK… maybe it’s not quite that simple (otherwise this would be a really short blog). Maybe there’s a little more complexity to a project manager’s motto.
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Putting Together the Project Puzzle
In the business world, it is often said that resources are your most valuable asset. If that’s the case, are you doing everything you can to ensure that your most valuable assets are being leveraged to their fullest potential? It’s not as easy as it sounds—especially when you have multiple projects with overlapping timelines that require many of the same roles. Trying to figure out how to best assign resources to projects can be a little like putting together a puzzle.
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Project Manager = Project Motivator
Projects come in all shapes and sizes—and timelines. Some require you and your team to operate at warp speed while others seem to linger endlessly. As a Project Manager, it is your job to ensure that your team stays motivated and committed regardless of whether you’re running a sprint race or a marathon. Here are some ideas on how to do that.
Not ANOTHER Training Session!
When you let your employees know that they will be attending a training session, what do you think their reaction is? Do they look forward to an opportunity to refine their skills and increase their knowledge? Or do they dread the thought of “wasting” a morning or a day in a boring lecture? Here are some ways to encourage employees to view training as the quality investment of time (and resources) that you intend it to be.
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Business Rules for Thanksgiving
As much as we all try to achieve that perfect balance between our professional and personal lives, sometimes a professional persona can come in handy at home. Take Thanksgiving, for example. Whether you are hosting your family’s dinner or will be guests in someone’s home, it can be helpful to apply some basic business principles to the holiday in order to minimize stress for the entire family.
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Mastering the Project That Never Ends
If you have kids, you’ve probably heard the song, “This is the Song That Never Ends.” The song keeps repeating until the singer gets tired or bored (or until someone threatens bodily harm) and in the process, drives anyone within earshot completely up a wall. I’ve had a few projects that have left me feeling like a living example of that song.
Project Management: Today´s Tools of the Trade
Every industry has seen advances that make “getting the job done” easier, faster, and more cost effective—whether it’s medical equipment [...]
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