News & Views
-
Are You Guilty of Passing the Buck in Risk Management?
Do you blame project failures on company initiatives that were in place before your time? Do you point the finger at external stakeholders for project dilemmas? If you’re constantly blaming someone else, are you really leading?By November 30, 2011
-
Does Anxiety Rule Your Project Management Roost? Just How Bad Is It?
Part of being a project leader means understanding how to manage a project. If you are the type where every phase, element and task is deemed urgent, how well are you really managing the endeavor? Your teams will fight you and soon—may not even...By November 27, 2011
-
7 Project Management Tips for Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street and all its Occupy offshoots need nothing so much as a good project management plan. The crusade perches at a precarious juncture. Will it gather support from the masses and roll forward with momentum or will its supporters diminish...By November 24, 2011
-
-
Sorry, I Cannot See Past Your God Complex
If your team members are commenting snidely, "Sorry, your God complex is talking so loudly I can't hear a word you say," it may be time for serious self-assessment. If you are disconnected from the team, your project may solve the wrong problem...By November 23, 2011
-
Why You Need to Change Your Personal Project Management Goals
With your project management degree in hand you burst out into the world! And, while earning that degree you dreamed about the American Dream! Is the dream still there? Should you change your goals? Jean Scheid takes a look at why you...By November 9, 2011
-
Were You as Productive Today as You Thought You Were?
It's amazing how much - or how little - can be accomplished within a twenty-four hour time span. If you constantly think you are behind or you feel pretty good about being ahead on your projects, it might be time to see whether you really are being...By November 9, 2011
-
-
Tired of the Same Old Stuff On Why You Need to Be Indispensable?
Are you indispensable as a project leader? If you think you are, it’s time to think again. The path to staying on top of your game may not be what you think it is anymore and, in fact, doing everything perfect is no longer the way to impress...By October 25, 2011
-
Oops! Did I Hit the Send Button on That Email?
Loose lips might sink ships, and fumbling fingers could sink your career. Most people are careful to watch what they say out loud at work as they realize inappropriate conversations could damage their career prospects. However, what happens when you send...By October 23, 2011
-
All Project Leaders Start With a Blank Slate: Has Yours Improved or Have You Damaged Your Career?
As project managers, we all started at the bottom, worked our way up and throughout tried to remain true to our leadership styles and management methods. Once we got some years under our belts, have we really changed, and are those changes good or bad?By October 18, 2011
-
Is Your Project Going Under? When It’s Time to Pull Back the Reins
Does it ever seem like your project teams are arguing constantly, nothing is getting done and stakeholders keep changing project goals in the middle? If so, you are not alone because at the U.S. government level, this happens all the time.By October 15, 2011