09/15/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: remote project management, virtual project team, virtual team, virtual team management
That said, running a project virtually is not without its own complexities. It is easy to characterize the types of virtual teams using the same categories as traditional teams. They can, however, be much more complex. The two primary categories of variables that make virtual teams more complex are: (1) they cross boundaries related to time, […]
09/09/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: managing projects, project communication, project manager, project manager traits
We often say that someone is a “born leader.” Or you argue so well, you need to become a lawyer when you grow up – see the next paragraph… But are project managers pre-disposed to be project managers? Is it something they are born with? Something they grow up to be? Something they are pushed […]
08/18/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project management, project management advice, project management career, project manager
Considering a career in project management or know someone who is considering such a move? Are you ready? Are they ready? And what does it actually mean to be ready? What steps do you need to take to get to that point? Other things to consider… Are you being thrust into the role, or do […]
08/11/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project management advice, project management best practices, project management software
Ever had one of those projects where you were tempted to skip best practices, the usual processes and templates and just do it your way to get it done? It may be a very short term project, a very low dollar project, a project flying way under the radar, a project where the customer is […]
08/04/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project budget, project management, project resources, unproductive project resources
Have you ever had a project resource that wasn’t really contributing? Who am I kidding…if you’ve managed more than 10 projects, chances are you’ve run into this. You know the ones…their contribution is low or non-existent. They aren’t serving a purpose on the team. It may even have been their last ditch effort to show […]
07/28/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: control of projects, keeping projects under control, project control, project management
Control. We all like to be in control of what we are living, managing and doing on a daily basis, right? Both personally and professionally. At least it’s the goal. From a professional standpoint – from a project management standpoint – as we go about our processes of managing all of the projects on our […]
07/15/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: pm software, pm tool, project management software, project management tool
You know the drill – you’re hypothetically stuck somewhere (often a desert island is used but the problem is there is no WIFI on a desert island) and someone asks you what five or ten things would you want to have with you over everything else. Commonly people ask what five or ten music albums […]
07/07/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: pmo, project management, project management office, project manager
Do you have a project management office (PMO) in your organization? If so, is it successful? Is it contributing to individual project successes by its project managers? If not, is there one in your company’s future? Is the PM practice growing to the point where a PMO would be a welcomed addition to help streamline […]
06/30/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: feasible project, project feasibility, project manager, prototyping
Our customer – whoever that may be – wants something done, right? That may be an external customer, an internal customer…it may even be our own CEO. But, is what they want done even feasible? First, you have to get past the cover your own neck concept of the thought of going through a complete […]
06/23/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project, project best practices, project management, project manager, project schedule
Are all projects basically the same? Do best practices translate from project to project and industry to industry? What’s your take? I’m going to discuss my take on this and then I’d like to hear from you on your thoughts. Every project – in its details – is different, I know. Even two projects implementing […]