01/06/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project communication, project decision making, project management, project management communication
Good communication doesn’t always = good decision-making. Think of it almost as a different take on “The squeaky wheel gets the grease” only from a different angle. And a more dangerous angle. Why? Because the squeaky wheel one is the complainer. Everyone knows who that is and they appease them by giving them what they […]
10/24/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: project customer, project ladder, project management, project manager
You know the saying…”Ignorance is bliss.” Really? How’s that working for you? You can claim you didn’t know and if you’re right – really telling the truth – and if you’re not in a position of importance or authority then you can possibly get away with it. But usually, if you’re at the top of […]
02/05/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: project communication, project management, remote project teams, virtual project teams
Having all members of a project team in one place is mostly a luxury any more. It’s happened to me once in the past seven years. It’s almost unheard of if you’re working for a company with more than one location and any international or work from home employees. It just doesn’t make sense to go to […]
01/15/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: project engagement, project expectations, project management, project solution
The customers on the projects we run come to us or our organization with project needs in hand and money to spend. They’re looking for a solution – yes – but they are also looking for effective leaders to run those projects that lead to those solutions. Some see the value in the project manager […]
09/27/2012 by Brad Egeland Tags: project engagement, project management, project management best practices, project success
As project managers and professionals we’ve experienced many successes as well as failures on the projects we’ve lead and participated on. When you work on or lead a high profile, successful project, it’s human nature to want to rest on our laurels sometimes. Finish a great project, win against all odds, drag a doomed solution […]