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Kaustubh Joshi Consulting Analyst| Freelance Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Please share with the community any innovative approach(es) that you have adopted that have given you positive results or feedback.
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Stanley Oranika Director Finance & Strategy| Virtus Deus F.C.T, Abuja, Nigeria
I would like to share my innovative approach to achieving project success which is celebrating milestones as well as personal events with my project team.

In the mornings, at the start of day, we usually do what we call a mind racking session which enables every one on the team air their views or share ideas which they may have.

I have also found a way to recompose my scope documents into literary pieces that the team can recite. I have these posted on site and on the walls in the PMO. Good Luck Kaustubh.
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2 replies by Drew Craig and Kaustubh Joshi
Apr 23, 2017 6:40 AM
Kaustubh Joshi
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Appreciate sharing your inputs. Thanks.
Apr 23, 2017 11:27 AM
Drew Craig
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I like the approach to vetting out ideas and thoughts within a safe and conducive team environment. People should feel free to share ideas even if they are not perfected. I'm a firm believer in getting things on the table for the purpose of discussing and expanding upon - to get to that final innovative idea.
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Kaustubh Joshi Consulting Analyst| Freelance Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Apr 23, 2017 4:00 AM
Replying to Stanley Oranika
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I would like to share my innovative approach to achieving project success which is celebrating milestones as well as personal events with my project team.

In the mornings, at the start of day, we usually do what we call a mind racking session which enables every one on the team air their views or share ideas which they may have.

I have also found a way to recompose my scope documents into literary pieces that the team can recite. I have these posted on site and on the walls in the PMO. Good Luck Kaustubh.
Appreciate sharing your inputs. Thanks.
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Drew Craig Sr. Agile & Product Coach| Vanguard Philadelphia, Pa, United States
Apr 23, 2017 4:00 AM
Replying to Stanley Oranika
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I would like to share my innovative approach to achieving project success which is celebrating milestones as well as personal events with my project team.

In the mornings, at the start of day, we usually do what we call a mind racking session which enables every one on the team air their views or share ideas which they may have.

I have also found a way to recompose my scope documents into literary pieces that the team can recite. I have these posted on site and on the walls in the PMO. Good Luck Kaustubh.
I like the approach to vetting out ideas and thoughts within a safe and conducive team environment. People should feel free to share ideas even if they are not perfected. I'm a firm believer in getting things on the table for the purpose of discussing and expanding upon - to get to that final innovative idea.
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Eric Simms Senior Program Manager Baltimore, Maryland, United States
I emphasize transparency on my projects by printing out the project’s network diagram and posting it on a hallway wall for all to view. This increases people’s enthusiasm by showing them the project is planned out from beginning to end, and it allows them to understand the relevance of their particular tasks in the project.
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1 reply by Mike Dewing
Apr 26, 2017 11:54 AM
Mike Dewing
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I agree with this approach - had success doing a very similar process
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Lonnie Pacelli Author & President| ProjectManagementAdvisor.com Bellevue, Wa, United States
I created and use a simple project assurance process which serves two functions: assesses the health of a project at specific milestones but more importantly helps a project manager learn through focusing on prevention versus inspection.
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Deepesh Rammoorthy ICT Project Manager ( PMP®AgilePM®Certified ScrumMaster® (CSM®))| Australian Red Cross Blood Service Tarneit, Vic, Australia
We have a monthly achievements chart on the wall. we use a whiteboard marker

We include things like "Business process approved, contract signed off , Implementation Commenced etc ....."

Anyone in any department that walks past can see what the Project Management Team has achieved this month in their projects
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Mike Dewing Senior Project Manager / Program Manager| MLD Holdings Ltd. Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Apr 23, 2017 11:34 AM
Replying to Eric Simms
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I emphasize transparency on my projects by printing out the project’s network diagram and posting it on a hallway wall for all to view. This increases people’s enthusiasm by showing them the project is planned out from beginning to end, and it allows them to understand the relevance of their particular tasks in the project.
I agree with this approach - had success doing a very similar process

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