Your project work climate may be bad enough for you to have to use an unusual set of workforce management techniques to be successful. (Would you tell an overworked worker to do something extra?) In our concluding chapter, a third signal specific to contingency workers and their improper management is explained.
This template is designed to assist the project manager to prepare for negotiations with stakeholders in matters related to workforce management.
How did corporate performance reviews and individual development planning programs impact your project? This questionnaire will allow you to analyze these processes, develop conclusions and make recommendations.
Your project work climate may be bad enough for you to adopt an unusual set of workforce management techniques to be successful. (Would you tell an overworked worker to do something extra? You might want to think twice about that...)
A project out of control doesn’t just happen overnight. It often takes weeks or months of inadequate knowledge of what the workforce understands about the project. Use these techniques to avoid failure due to naiveté.
The combination of the two companies creates a major player in the $1.3 billion project and portfolio management software market, with more than 500 customers and 150,000 users worldwide.
Portfolio management cannot be successful without supporting workforce management tactics, which are sometimes out of your control.
Getting your workforce up to speed is the only way to ensure top performance. This presentation will save you time putting together all the necessary information to get your whole team ready to go.
Is it possible to make leadership easier? It is if you make use of a certain characteristic of leadership actions. Here we present three quickly implemented project leadership tactics.
When a new system replaces the old way of doing business, a vital group of partners require continuous updates. If only they would leave you alone…here’s some help in collaborating with workforce management partners when introducing a new software system.
This presentation has been designed to proactively reduce ineffective supervisory actions that have been identified as critical to employee satisfaction and workforce performance. It clarifies the role of the supervisor in implementing effective strategies to handle employee performance and behavior problems, both major and minor. If supervisory competency in these areas is inadequate, this presentation can be delivered in the Activation Phase of the project.
What is workforce management? How is it better than just keeping tabs on all your employees? Part two of this two-part article will explain the advantages and benefits of workforce management. Also included are ways to maximize the workforce management and technical suggestions.
Presented as an Information Systems Track at PMI«2000 in Houston in September.
Leadership gaps arise as projects trend toward higher complexity. It will take some significant new skills to succeed in complex near-future projects. When you succeed with the workforce, however, much of the complexity evaporates.
Your workforce improvement program will really take off if you use this Microsoft Project plan based on a real-life project to automate the workflow and improve organizational structure, communication and work processes.
Do you want to justify your workforce improvement program? You'll need some facts and figures. Use this calculator to help you put your case together.
This template is designed to assist the project manager to assess and mitigate workforce-related project risk.
This template is designed to assist the project manager to improve the value of the project workforce (the "Return to Project Manager") by reducing costs and increasing factors that increase the value of the workforce. The tasks generated using this organizer are to be used in the Planning stage of the project.
Stop the insanity! These three tactics are designed to help you solve today’s leadership problems and distinguish yourself as an effective leader--just when your workforce needs as many as it can get.
Bad workforce management in outsourced groups can result in poor quality and missed deadlines. But how do you know what their management practices are? Ask appropriately before it’s too late.
Just when you thought it was safe to stop singing, our series is back. Chances are that you experienced workforce management problems in your last project that you would definitely like to expunge from your next project. Maybe just thinking about these things gives you a face tic. The solution will be in an effective post mortem. Address workforce management issues and expect some high-quality (if not heated) discussions related to improvements you thought were impossible as this series continues.
We know that there are huge benefits to an established CRM program--as long as the system users are prepared correctly.
This document will help you assess and address the workforce needs of your business unit or organization now and for years into the future.
Everything this writer knows about managing resources he learned from Santa Claus. What can the big guy teach us about WFM? Warm up some cocoa, start the fire and turn on some carols as we learn some valuable holiday PM lessons.
Use the features of Web meeting technology to deliver powerful, consistent messages to a global workforce. These seven tips and techniques will also help build confidence in your leadership ability.
This template is designed to assist the project manager to attain higher workforce performance by reducing problems associated with inadequate or unconstructive responses to conflict in the workplace.
This guide is designed to provide the project manager with guidance for basing certain workforce planning and communication tasks on corporate vacation policy.
This template is designed to assist the project manager with planning for Sarbanes-Oxley communications and training. After a group of stakeholders meet to complete the template, results feed into training plans and communication plans.
This template is designed to assist the project manager with planning to react constructively to workforce resistance due to organizational change, especially when the project is supporting the organizational change.
Use current demographic and marketplace constraints to your project’s competitive advantage.
Operating with leaner workforces, organizations are adopting new approaches to professional development initiatives that align to the individual’s workflow and the translate into tangible, measurable business impact.
“Best of Breed” project management software finalists include @Task, Clarizen, Instantis, OpenAir, QuickArrow and Tenrox.
Ignoring resistance is futile. Use these tactics to be prepared for inevitable resistance to alternate project management techniques. Otherwise, be prepared for a whole lot of frustration.
The move to mobility is on a significant rise. This new breed of independent worker helps open the gates to a workforce that can operate with confidence remotely--and not be wholly dependent upon organization talent to get them started and maintain their operations.
Just in case you are not satisfied with a thankless workforce, there are ways you can use PMO influence to directly improve their daily work lives--and get their support for all your PMO efforts.
Ensure your workforce is being trained using best practices in e-learning (distance education). This tool will allow you to quickly assess key quality indicators on any platform.
Would you describe the culture at your organization as casual, chaotic or compliant. How about committed? High-performance companies like Google and Southwest Airlines leverage workforce commitment to drive goal alignment and engagement. The key is fostering an environment of positive accountability.
That lady has been singing for a while, but it's not over yet. Address workforce management issues and expect some high-quality (if not heated) discussions related to improvements you thought were impossible with the conclusion of our three-part series.
Does our rapidly flattening world have you rethinking the way you manage people and projects? It should. Now is the time to explore the challenges of doing business in an environment where all the rules have changed. Here are seven obstacles that “old school” companies face in adapting to a project-based planet.
Time and task management problems are common with workers, and are debilitating to workforce performance. This guide will help you coach workers with weak skills during the project.
Make sure the findings of your post-mortem are acted upon by using this tool to communicate to action item owners.
Disaster recovery has never been more important. National and world events have elevated it to a top priority in companies and government. Following 9/11, lower-Manhattan companies scrambled to recover data. Hacker attacks at government offices and large corporations also pointed up the critical need for meticulously crafted disaster recovery plans. Here is some help in keeping your workforce organized.
This template is designed to assist the project manager with establishing a compressed workweek policy. Such a policy may be used to enable the workforce to improve a work/life balance, thus improving retention and reducing turnover. Certain operational needs may require longer daily shifts.
Regardless of your perspective, one key factor that will impact the growth of social media in project environments is the diverse generations of people that make up our project teams and the wide gaps in the perspectives amongst these generations. Each of these generations has its own take on social media and the role it will have on project management.
What is the most important factor in motivating your teams? Foster a sense of making progress on meaningful work. It doesn’t require a monumental breakthrough; in fact, small wins have the biggest impact. Here are four steps that can help create a more productive, happy and profitable work environment.
Address workforce management issues and expect some high-quality (if not heated) discussions leading to improvements you thought were impossible.
It used to be that workers were simply beaten or intimidated to get them to perform. For some of us, this time continues, but for others the world has become more complex. We need an organizing principle for workforce management. Even though we are familiar with the traditional concepts of quality, cost, and time, these are merely measurements of some higher standard.
Name the season and name the reason, but many firms schedule shutdowns of their facilities and staff during certain periods as a means to put a temporary stop in operations to control costs. But there are many in the workforce who prefer to exercise their own individual control over these down times in order to keep their industry active, carry on their work and remain effective contributors.
It’s no secret that command-and-control management methods aren’t very effective at motivating today’s workforce to produce greater value with fewer resources. At Toyota, the role of Shusa instills a sense of personal ownership in project outcomes. Here are thoughts on creating a similar environment for your teams.
Business stakeholders are always looking for evidence as to how your project is running. What clues do your workers provide?
Welcome to the place where you are isolated and forced to get along with scheming backstabbers who have odd personalities and their own secret agendas. A description of CBS' realilty TV show Survivor, the Australian Outback? No, it's a description of your workplace.
