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7 Key Factors to PMO Success

7 Key Factors to PMO Success

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 […]

Is This Project Feasible?

Is This Project Feasible?

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 […]

A Project is a Project is a Project

A Project is a Project is a Project

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 […]

Creating a Project Budget that Works

Creating a Project Budget that Works

06/16/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project budget, project costs, project customer, project manager

No question, the project budget is critical. Customer funding is based on it, project success is derived from how closely you manage to it, and without it you can’t perform any work on the engagement. Properly pricing the project – properly estimating the costs that go into the project – is critical for any size […]

Four Killer Statements that Cause the PM Grief

Four Killer Statements that Cause the PM Grief

06/09/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project management issues, project management software, project manager, project schedule

Issues come up, bumps in the road occur, many things work against the project manager and his team throughout the engagement as they try to deliver on the project. That said, there are a few negative things or statements from the project team, the customer, and even the PM’s senior management that can basically ruin […]

Closing Out the Project with Confidence

Closing Out the Project with Confidence

05/12/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project checklist, project closeout, project lessons learned, project manager, project schedule

Working on the end of the project at the beginning is not the first thing on our minds. At least not mine – I have to make a deliberate effort because all euphoria and excitement is focused on getting the project going well for the customer and getting out of the gate on a positive […]

Successfully Taking Over a Project in Mid-Stream

Successfully Taking Over a Project in Mid-Stream

04/29/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: new project strategies, project manager, taking over a project

You are a busy PM – your project plate full of challenging projects. Yet someone in charge thinks you need to be the one to take over a project – be it troubled, or just in need of a replacement leader. It’s hard to look “weak” and say, “No”, so you smile and nod. Rarely […]

The Human Aspect of Project Management

The Human Aspect of Project Management

04/09/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project management, project management best practices, project manager

Project management is built around structured methodology – usually – and best practices. There are processes to follow, procedures to implement and documentation to create and deliver. It’s actually pretty structured when you think about it. Or at least it can be. But if we just follow a rigid process, will we really be successful? […]

Ten Signs that Project Management is Not Your Thing

Ten Signs that Project Management is Not Your Thing

03/24/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: pm career, project goals, project management, project manager

It’s OK. Project management isn’t for everyone. It’s interesting, challenging, and somewhat rewarding. I’ll be honest and say it’s more internally rewarding than outwardly so. Success is expected but hard to come by. The target is definitely on the PM’s head if things go awry, but accolades do not come easy to the PM when […]

Are You the Weakest Link?

Are You the Weakest Link?

03/18/2015 by Brad Egeland Tags: project communication, project engagement, project management, project manager, weak link

Communication is one of the most critical aspects of managing a project. It must be efficient, effective, and must be managed by an organized leader on a project engagement – and hopefully the project manager is up for filling that communication facilitator role. However, in the project management world – the communication process is only […]

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