“Well, I can’t eat muffins in an agitated manner. The butter would probably get on my cuffs. One should always eat muffins quite calmly. It is the only way to eat them.” — Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest The Project Manager is the leader of the project team. When the leader overreacts, everyoneContinue reading “Eat Your Muffins Calmly”
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Stay Calm and Improve Your Reputation
A big part of successful project management is the ability to stay to calm in the storm of activities and issues. The relationship with the customer is one of the biggest sources of stress and conflict for a project manager. Dan the Project Manager Man tells the story of his adventure with an upset customer. HeContinue reading “Stay Calm and Improve Your Reputation”
Six Practices For Project Success
CIO.com outlines six practices from Project Assurance. Identify the real issues — Understand the context and analyze the issues objectively. Set realistic time frames — Monitor dates in the schedule, adjust dates when the schedule changes and remember to check for effects on the dates of related deliverables. Align the work streams — Watch the dependenciesContinue reading “Six Practices For Project Success”
Tell Me More – 4 Ways To Keep Them Talking
A project manager needs to get all the information and make sure they have understood it correctly. This applies to gathering requirements, documenting issues and other project conversations. You will get more when you can keep people talking. 1. Mirror Repeat what was said in different words. Do not add anything and do not interpret.Continue reading “Tell Me More – 4 Ways To Keep Them Talking”
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