This article explains the cost pulse check process in IT project management, along with some examples and best practices a project manager can adopt to manage and represent financials realistically.
Is cyper chat giving you a headache? If you think small talk is an annoying habit that destroys the language and is just for teenagers, think twice. Effective use of chat shortcuts can be an effective time saver in your work day.
When working with new project clients, you first have to show an understanding of their requirements and then begin to establish a relationship built on trust. You also need to be yourself, or you won’t be at your best. It is no easy task, but here is some helpful guidance.
Effectively communicating schedule information in a VUCA environment can be very challenging, especially when powerful stakeholders create psychological schedule baselines based on preliminary estimates. There are commonalities between the challenges of forecasting project schedules and forecasting weather.
We often collaborate with other people in our teams or in our organization, but how do you collaborate with clients or other organizations—or even with people not engaged in your project?
Project teams are the engines that drive businesses forward. In this increasingly competitive world, we need to make better use of those engines. So why has there has been very little focus on how the organization can improve collaboration between project teams and other stakeholders and business areas?
Dynamic projects demand that teams not so much follow plans as continuously rethink and reinterpret them, continuously collaborating on the way to value-driven results. Likewise, stakeholders and project managers must appreciate that clearly communicating their “command intent” has become more critical to success than dictating discrete orders.
The success of a project depends on the processes that are followed, the people who execute them and the contractual terms and conditions. This subject is all the more relevant to companies who take up work with little background and experience. Understanding some of the common pitfalls that should be avoided by sellers is essential.
When big changes are afoot, there are two points where communication is critical. The key success factor is to get information out as fast as possible. Before you know it, it will be time to pass on another wave of information at the next critical point--the focus of our concluding installment.
A temporary mill shutdown project in the pulp and paper industry proved to be a challenge for this practitioner. Read how he utilized communication tools to help optimize efficiencies.
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