On a similar note, I’ve had a team member from another division given to me. The greatest problem that I encountered is that the individual brought a level of toxicity to the team that had to be dealt with using…   Read more»

When the right hand doesn’t know what the left hand is doing, in my experience, this can lead to conflict. If you don’t provide the story, the story will be provided for you, and many times it won’t be factual….   Read more»

I believe that each of the components are important, yet I believe that stakeholder management is fairly essential. The project needs the support of management and without the knowledge of what the customers need, want, and expect, and what the…   Read more»

It is good practice for one person to hold all the knowledge for completing essential tasks. However, if this is the case, one effective method of handling this situation is to ask the person to perform a knowledge transfer prior…   Read more»

The WBS lends itself to project efficiency and effectiveness and it is an output of the Scope. To avoid pitfalls of the WBS it is suggested not to make the plan too detailed otherwise the PM will have to micromanage…   Read more»

I also believe that it is beneficial to have a general communications management strategy and to have it as a part of the SOP. Yet, it may be important to tailor that plan to meet the needs of individual projects…   Read more»

I’m one of those people who believes that anything is possible, it boils down to how much work one wants to put in to achieve possible. I once heard Dolly Parton describe how she and her 11 siblings took baths…   Read more»

Posted by: @pv223 In this week’s lecture we learned about different aspects of monitoring and controlling a project and how anything can really be subject to change throughout the life cycle. Assume you are a project manager and you are…   Read more»

When I think about one of the projects that I worked on and risk, I immediately think about a building project where there were so many moving parts- the greatest “risk” was not opening on time, and on time means…   Read more»

Posted by: @sallirab When we say the word “Risk” it always come in mind a Negative thoughts, but does the Risk are always negative ? As we know Risk results can be positive or negative, can you please give an…   Read more»

I recently read that a project is successful when it is completed at a cost equal to the budget that was allocated, it’s within deadline, and all of the delivery of the required functionalities were met, and I immediately thought,…   Read more»

Posted by: @nk434 This past week, we spoke briefly about closing a project. Closing is important (whether the project is successful or not) in order to be able to continue to the future works.  What would classify a successful project,…   Read more»

There will always be risk in everything that we do. To me, planning for risk is very positive, it means that there is a plan in place to keep the project moving in the event that something comes up that…   Read more»

I think anyone undertaking project management needs to be good with people and great at time management. Leading a team means being available to actively listen to the team’s concerns, and to be responsive to their needs, even when you…   Read more»

This is absolutely a necessary conversation for the project manager to have with the team. I was managing a building project in addition to being a branch manager and interim manager of two other branches all at the same time….   Read more»

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