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Getting Started, by Planning to Plan

Getting Started, by Planning to Plan

11/02/2017 by Mark Dembinsky Tags: building a plan, getting started, project manager

Congratulations! Your proposal won, and the boss made you the PM for that big project. Now it is time to start stamping metal and shipping boxes… or more likely, not.   Jumping straight in, without a schedule or even a plan, is a false economy for fools that have yet to learn luck strikes both ways.   Often that […]

Sometimes there is more to a problem than what you can easily see.

Do you know what the REAL project is?

03/09/2017 by Brad Egeland Tags: identify, opportunity, problems, project manager, true need

Sometimes what you’re really trying to solve is a bit hidden. The customer may not see it and you might not at first glance either. But it is your responsibility to make sure you always go that extra mile to make sure you are addressing the real issue and not just a symptom that the […]

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How Important is a Project Communication Plan?

01/06/2017 by Brad Egeland Tags: communication plan, matrix, project manager, schedules, sign-off, templates

How important is communication to project success? In my opinion – it may be #1 on the list and it is certainly a major responsibility of every project manager who has ever led a project. Whether or not your project or your customer requires a delivered Communications Plan, you should still have one … especially […]

How Smart Resource Management Increases Project Profitability

How Smart Resource Management Increases Project Profitability

06/01/2016 by Brad Egeland Tags: project manager, project profitability, project resources, Resource Management

Profitability on the projects we manage is always in question. It seems like it’s a daily fight to keep costs in check, keep tasks on track, and keep profitability on the project in line with expectations. Often we are only looking at a 20-30% profit margin. On a $100,000 revenue project, that means $70,000 – […]

Making Sure Project Management Best Practices Work for You

Making Sure Project Management Best Practices Work for You

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 […]

Challenges Faced by the Consulting Project Manager

Challenges Faced by the Consulting Project Manager

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 […]

The Role of the Customer Subject Matter Expert in Project Success

The Role of the Customer Subject Matter Expert in Project Success

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 […]

Collaboration and Teamwork are Keys to Project Success

Collaboration and Teamwork are Keys to Project Success

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 […]

In Over Your Head on Project Work?

In Over Your Head on Project Work?

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 […]

Project Managers: Managing the Right Way on Our Projects

Project Managers: Managing the Right Way on Our Projects

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 […]

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