Are You a Nervous Presenter? Use These Six Tips to Feel Confident. It is said that all people fear two things – death and public speaking. Having to present in front of others can be nerve-racking – even for experienced speakers. You are not going to find the answers in your project Communications Plan. Here […]
Three Steps to Identify and Address Poor Team Member Performance Project managers encounter team member performance problems all the time. In many cases you don’t feel like you have the authority to address these situations. However, usually you do have some options. You can at least better understand the nature of the performance problem. Depending […]
Three Ways to Ensure You Collect the Right Metrics Most companies want to collect more data to be used for fact-based decision making. However, companies struggle actually implementing a strong metrics program. There is a reason – it is really hard! However, there are things you can do to ensure you collect good metrics without […]
Eight Focus Areas that Lead to Project Success There are many project management processes and techniques that can help you be successful. Here are eight areas to really focus. If you are successful in these ten areas there is a high probability that entire project will be successful. Requirements. Make sure that your customer defines […]
Manage Project Risks Proactively with a Risk Register Risk refers to future conditions or circumstances that will have an adverse impact on the project if they occur. Whereas an issue is a current problem that must be dealt with today, a risk is a potential future problem that has not yet occurred. A reactive project […]
Agile101 – Use the Product Backlog to Hold Work In an Agile project you don’t create large documents to hold user requirements. In fact you don’t need a traditional document at all. The Agile technique is to create a product backlog. The backlog is simply the prioritized collection of work that is remaining on a […]
Apply These Three Techniques for Managing Scope Identifying and managing project scope is one of the most important elements for project success. Saying this another way, a lack of understanding and managing of project scope is one of the major reasons for project challenges. Here are three techniques that will help you be more successful […]
Quality Management Starts With Understanding the Customer’s Expectations There are two main aspects of managing quality on a project. It all starts with understanding the customer’s expectations for quality. You then need to put a plan in place to meet the customer’s expectations. You cannot formally manage quality on a project if you don’t know the […]
Use These Techniques to Find Project Success There are many techniques and processes to help you be successful on a project. Some of them, like stakeholder engagement and proactive communication, are pretty well understood. Here are some other ways to increase the likelihood of success on your project that are not so obvious. Understand both […]
Validate Product Quality with a Deliverable Review Deliverable reviews, or walkthroughs, can be applied to many of the products produced by the project. For example, you can conduct a deliverable review for a project schedule, business requirements, IT program code, research papers, etc. The following process can be used to plan and conduct a formal deliverable review. […]
