Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:17:37 GMT https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blogs/306051/thoughts-on-project-management Articles will focus on the the people-side of project management - team leadership, communication, virtual teams, change management and cultural diversity. https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog-post/45122/project-managers-and-change Wed, 08 Aug 2018 19:37:41 GMT Every project launched is a change project. It may be a simple project or a complex, cross-functional project – regardless, it is change. If project managers take a change view of every project they lead, they will do a better job engaging the stakeholders in the project and reaching a succ... https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog-post/44979/the-executive-s-role-in-project-management Sun, 05 Aug 2018 12:26:33 GMT The executive’s role in project management is as the project sponsor. The project sponsor is a leader, or a group of leaders, who provide the resources and support for a project they launch. The sponsor should ensure a vision for the project and share that vision with the project team. Th... https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog-post/41680/change--make-it-continuous--not-chaotic Fri, 04 May 2018 17:53:35 GMT Change is essential for organizational growth. And continuous change is desired, provided it is not chaotic. Continuous does not mean chaotic; although unfortunately it often ends up being that way. Change efforts become chaotic when… …we launch a complex change with limited though... https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog-post/41360/are-you-ready-for-change- Sat, 28 Apr 2018 10:49:03 GMT Maybe the better question is, is anyone ever ready for change? We experiencing change in our lives regularly – whether it is work-related change or change in our personal life. Some change we drive ourselves and therefore we are ready. Other change may not be by our choice ... https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog-post/41176/engage-employees-in-change--a-mini-case-study Wed, 25 Apr 2018 18:35:31 GMT One of Abudi Consulting Group's client’s wanted to engage their employees in change. This mini case study shares that story. For this brief story, I’ll use the exhibit below. The client is a retail organization that had changed leadership at the top. The new CEO and ot... https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog-post/39011/case-study--moving-resisters-of-change-to-change-champions Tue, 06 Mar 2018 16:27:06 GMT Changing the Minds of Employees in Finance I was working with a mid-size professional services firm that was implementing a new financial system.  The CFO asked me to work with him to help him manage this project with his team, with a focus on managing communications and change. He had a pr... https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog-post/37862/conversations-around-change--change-the-mindset-in-the-organization-to-a-learning-focused-mindset Sun, 11 Feb 2018 14:18:41 GMT Having regular conversations around change enables for creating a learning mindset – a mindset where employees appreciate, desire and engage in change. When we change, we are learning – we are growing, adapting, getting better. We want to create this mindset so that employees are more co... https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog-post/36351/project-managers-and-change Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:43:53 GMT Every project launched is a change project. It may be a simple project or a complex, cross-functional project – regardless, it’s change. If project managers take a change view of every project they lead, they will do a better job engaging the stakeholders in the project and reaching a... https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog-post/36350/engaging--difficult--stakeholders Thu, 11 Jan 2018 16:41:55 GMT Every project has stakeholders that may be labeled as “difficult.” While I’ll acknowledge that some people just choose to be difficult and contrary; many times there is a valid reason for someone being difficult. They are just not expressing themselves in the best way possible. Thi... https://www.ProjectManagement.com/blog-post/30403/enable-employees-to-adopt-change---have-a-plan- Thu, 15 Jun 2017 11:15:40 GMT In the ideal world, 100% of our employees will adopt a change immediately. That rarely happens, of course. And, of course, we rarely get 100% of employees even after a while. To get as close as possible to 100% adoption of change, you must have a plan! Consider first, how much change you are aski...