04/15/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: keeping projects on time, project management, project schedule, project timeliness
Timeliness. If there was one word to define project management with, that might be it. We have timelines, delivery deadlines, meetings, etc. Everything happens according to a schedule. There isn’t that much creative about it. There is, but it still involves a schedule and a timeline. When we run into our CEO in the hallway […]
04/07/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: project management best practices, project management process, project management software, project manager
The key to an easier project management process…work smarter, not harder. It’s painful when we watch people around us making life or work harder than it needs to be just because they’re not using the processes or tools or help that is there before them. We see this in life, we see this all around […]
03/29/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: project out of control, project schedule, project warning signs, project workload
Ever had that feeling of panic where you know you’re busy, you know there are things you should be doing, but you’re not sure what and in what order? Maybe you are so busy that you aren’t budgeting your money well. Or you have so many clients or potential clients that you’re missing scheduled calls […]
03/17/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: client project, consulting project manager, project management consultant, project manager
When we think of project managers, most of us think of company employees placed in the PM role to take on either internal or external projects. But that is not the only scenario. Sometimes companies go outside and bring in consultants on a project by project basis to manage projects, save projects, or consult on […]
03/10/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: customer subject matter expert, project manager, project success, SME
The project manager and team can only go so far with the project sponsor in getting the planning portion of the project off the ground. Absolutely key to planning, business process definition, requirements definition and documentation and even testing is the customer subject matter expert or SME. When leading a project, the project manager and […]
03/03/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: project collaboration, project manager, project success, project teamwork
The team that works well together can achieve much together. That concept is at the very heart of collaboration and teamwork. Whatever a project manager can do to keep team members and the customer engaged, responsible and owning of their own tasks and taking care of updating status on tasks as they go can make […]
02/24/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: project manager, project resources, project schedules, project work, technical projects
No one ever wants to admit that they are in over their head. It’s a show of weakness or possibly a professional short coming. It may actually be neither – you simply may just be overworked, but it can feel like a weakness. And we are just not programmed to scream that out loud. We […]
02/03/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: project leader, project leadership, project management, project manager
Project management is not just about experience, leadership and organization. It is also about management style, interpersonal relationships, conflict management, task delegation and communication. But I think most of us who are battle-tested realize that by now. It isn’t always about having the right technology experience or even hands-on experience, though I feel – at […]
01/20/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: project communication, project communication best practices, project manager, project success
Communication on the project is critical to project success. When key information that affects the project somehow falls through the cracks, the overall impact to the project can be enormous…even when those in the know think it likely means little to nothing to the project’s ongoing success or forward motion. Someone knows something that the […]
01/06/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: agile project management, chief project officer, cybersecurity, project management trend
This time of year it’s always fun to take a shot at what you might consider to be key trends or areas of change in the work that you do or the industry you’re in. Project management is no different. I realize there isn’t lots of room – or possibly even need – for rapid […]