@merzkrashed great feedback. Are you a product manager? Some years ago I had the unfortunate experience of being apart of a product launch that was missing the product manager... I'm still not sure ...

The planning phase has enormous value to the success of a project. It determine its trajectory. However, often times the surprises don't happen until you execute. Therefore, execution is the more im...

I agree! Specifically, the selection of vendors is critical. This is especially true if the vendor is spread too thin, or they do not have capacity. A recent article I read that assessed the succe...

The change request log has definite importance, but the change request meeting is probably more significant. Often it is very difficult to articulate a change request in text form – unless it is some...

My favorite project is when I hired a software programmer to build a software app and he was on budget. My worst was the programmer I hired before the successful programmer. He was a habitual liar, ...

The communication challenges described in this question’s scenario are reflective of challenges within the culture of the company, or lack thereof. A good HR business partner will be a solid remedy t...

For all the clichés regarding how important it is to plan, perhaps the most famous being: “Measure twice and cut once”, I cannot recall the cliché that says be ready for the surprise. Actually, it ma...

Upon graduating from college, my first professional job was working in a project-based organization. I had one main boss, and a second leader who wanted to be both my boss and everyone else’s. In hi...

Competency is completely different from personality. Competency can be taught. Personality is innate. In fact, approximately 15 years ago I sold personality assessment tools as a part of a larger s...

Typically, the overlap between the product and project lifecycle is the development phase of the product. Within the development phase of the product, which is generally followed by the introduction,...

Thanks wms7 for this explanation. I'm new to the project management of a medical device. The office of combination products seems makes so much sense. As proper assignment seems to be hardest quest...

For a new PM, my advice is to plan around other stakeholder’s ideas when feasible – especially when they are the customer. Specifically, go beyond a conversation and request stakeholders to write-up ...

The impact of an organization type on efficiency of a project is highly dictated by organization culture and size. We are all familiar with the phrase: “we’ll it’s always been that way,” and generall...

I believe that consistency is the most important soft skill that a project manager needs. Consistency is so important because it stretches a variety of domains. From the day-to-day work product empl...

I am a 6’4” Athletically built African American man, and as such, I must constantly evaluate my emotional intelligence during project management engagements. Job #1 is often ensuring “others” are com...