Brad Egeland — February 7, 2017 — February 7, 2017 Ok, you have the project, you have an idea of what the goal is, who the client is, and a basic awareness of what it is going to take to get to the finish line with the client. Now it’s time to settle in and … Continue reading The Creative PM: Assembling the Creative Team
Stefan Wolpers — January 14, 2017 Follow @StefanW— January 14, 2017 TL;DR: 42 Scrum Product Owner Interview Questions That Will Benefit Your Organization This second publication in the Hands-on Agile Fieldnotes series is focused on hiring for the Scrum Product Owner. Co-authored with Andreea Tomoiaga, 42 Scrum Product Owner Interview Questions to Avoid Hiring Agile … Continue reading Hiring: 42 Scrum Product Owner Interview Questions to Avoid Agile Imposters
Devon Smiley — January 4, 2017 Follow @devonmsmiley— January 4, 2017 There’s more to being a good client than just paying on time. To keep projects running smoothly (and on time) you’ll need them to do other things for you. Provide materials. Show up to meetings. Make decisions. Including these in your contract minimizes the … Continue reading How To Avoid Project Delays
Mohammad Farooq — December 20, 2016 Follow @farooqsl— December 20, 2016 Succeeding with your startup is no easy task. In as much as the statistic, that 8 out of every 10 startups fail, has been debunked, the startup failure rate is still quite high at 60% by the 8th year of operation, with just about … Continue reading 6 Project Management Principles to Help You Build the Perfect Startup
by David Miller Follow @davidmiller4312October 25, 2016 At the root of any successful project stands a project manager, and even though some people think that the only task a project manager has is to remind everyone about deadlines and set up meetings, that is actually not the case. Project managers need to have a deep … Continue reading 4 Important Key Areas of Success for Any Project Management Team
by Ben MulhollandSeptember 28, 2016 Project management is the key to sticking to your budget and deadline, whilst keeping the most important tasks at the forefront of your company. Without it, you leave the future of your business at the mercy of your teams and employees (which, in case you weren’t aware, is not a … Continue reading The 5 Project Management Steps To Run Every Project Perfectly
by Dani Zehra Follow @DaniZehraAugust 31, 2016 In today’s hyper-competitive market, organizations make use of disciplined project management to ensure that required results get delivered with consistency. Project managers are now, more than ever before, required and expected to remain on top of their game. So, what takes a Project Manager from good to great … Continue reading 7 Must-Have Tools for Smart Project Managers
by Joel Roberts June 22, 2016June 22, 2016 The new catch word in the world of project managers is “agile”. But how exactly can agile project management be explained? It’s an attitude for managers who want to use approach with making quick alterations in an ever-changing environment. Agile Project management is all about a flexible … Continue reading Dissecting the Most Commonly Used Agile PM Methods
by Bob Apollo June 9, 2016 Follow @bobapolloJune 9, 2016 We all know how hard it is to accurately qualify sales opportunities. We all know how often even apparently well-qualified opportunities get delayed or abandoned altogether. And you’re probably tired of my quoting the CSO Insights research that fewer than 50% of forecasted opportunities actually … Continue reading Is This Project Possible, Probable or Inevitable?
by Joan Harbin May 25, 2016May 25, 2016 If you aren’t managing the benefits expected from the project (assuming they were identified before the project commenced) the probability of them being realized is low. We recently addressed the “Big, Small, Quickly” approach to managing complex projects. Diving into one piece of that — it is … Continue reading Manage Complex Projects – Manage Project Benefits, Not Just Deliverables
