01/28/2014 by Brad Egeland Tags: project client, selecting projects, should we say yes to every project, types of project clients
I am a consulting project manager rather than one working directly for an organization. So this article may be a bit more applicable to the consultant who has more options to turn down projects (although income is essential and nice). Working as a W2 employee – or even as a contractor within the organization – […]
01/22/2014 by Brad Egeland Tags: first-time project managers, mentoring on the fly, mentoring project managers, new project managers
You’re an experienced project manager with many project success stories under your belt. Likewise, you’ve had enough failures…or brushes with failure…to be able to understand that side of the coin. You have the ability to talk about what works well on projects and what doesn’t work so well. What makes project clients happy and what […]
01/15/2014 by Brad Egeland Tags: empower project team members, empowered teams, empowering your project team, team empowerment
Control. It drives professionals to success or an early grave…depending on the individual and the obsession. But there is no question that some of the most successful project managers thrive on it. Let’s face it – there is a lot to manage on a project – including some big egos – so it’s imperative that […]
01/07/2014 by Brad Egeland Tags: delivering the right project, project delivery, project delivery strategies
Delivering on the project is great. On time delivery, on budget delivery. Fantastic. Delivering exactly what your client asked for? Pretty nice. Delivering exactly what your client needs? Even better. Some clients expect more than we are planning to deliver. Some expect less. Setting those expectations properly out of the gate is a challenge and […]
12/31/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: project kickoff, project lessons learned, tips for project kickoff
When we are assigned a new project there are plenty of things to do, right? First, that frantic wave comes over you as you consider the work that is already on your plate and you think about how you are going to manage to insert this new project assignment into the workload that you are […]
12/24/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: matrix structure, project leader, selecting a project manager, task structure, who should lead the project
In Part 1 of this two part series on selecting the right project manager for the project, we discussed how it isn’t just about putting the best available project manager in the role. There are many aspects that need to be examined – and how the individual matches up with the specific project customer may […]
12/17/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: lead project manager, project leader, selecting a project manager, who should lead the project
Sometimes success or failure for the project is almost determined before the project even gets underway. What I’m talking about it is selecting the right leader for the right project. It’s not an exact formula…if it were then we could bottle it up and sell it for millions. No, there’s no guarantee for project success […]
12/10/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: customer satisfaction, determining project success, on budget delivery, on time delivery, project success
Success and failure on projects can sometimes mean different things to different organizations. There is no exact measuring stick standard in the project management world. There really can’t be that many variations, but since the level of project oversight varies from company to company, so to does the level to which different criteria matters to […]
12/03/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: critical resources for projects, managing resource conflict, Resource Management
Life would be great for project managers everywhere if we could just grab whatever resources we need whenever we want and always get the best of the best of the skill sets we need at any given time. Yes, and in that world things like chocolate, ice cream and pizza would not make us fat…but […]
11/26/2013 by Brad Egeland Tags: ceo technology challenges, IT projects, technology projects
CEOs of companies of all sizes face huge challenges today. The rate at which technology alone is changing is amazing and the CEO is expected to keep up if they are going to continue to stay cutting edge, keep their project on track. Today’s CEO is challenged in a way that no CEOs were challenged […]