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As business cycles accelerate, schedule compression appears to become the norm. But squeezing more project into less time doesn’t have to be a losing proposition. March’s PM Network cover story provides antidotes for this situation—some of them are counterintuitive.

Have senior leaders show their support for the changed schedule and spell out the business case. This will help get your team on board. Hold bonding activities—this will increase team adhesion in a pressured work environment. Communicate more by making meetings more frequent, as long as they are focused. This can bring up solvable obstacles to the compressed schedule.

Do you have tips on dealing with the “more, faster” conundrum? Let us know in the comments below.

An additional topic for discussion: Which type of PM Network article is more valuable to you, an article about an interesting project such as renovating the Colosseum in Rome or an article about project management techniques such as this month’s schedule compression? Please help us guide your PMI professional magazine (and member benefit) by telling us your preference.

Posted by Dan Goldfischer on: March 07, 2017 03:19 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)
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