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Productivity while working remote
Remote work is the current norm. Many project managers are struggling to determine how to manage projects remotely.
What Does a PMO Provide?
I’ve written some negative blog posts in the past regarding PMOs. It’s not that I’m against Project Management Offices. It’s just that I’ve been exposed to more bad ones than good ones. Too often, they appear to be contrived. It’s as if the IT organization said,...
Project Manager is a driver not a traffic cop
As a sports fan, I often hear other fans complain that a team is not playing to win. They are instead, playing not to lose. This means that they are being conservative. They focus largely on defense, keeping their opponent from scoring. They do this at the cost of...
The Confidence of Humility
Think of the greatest leaders you’ve ever worked for or admired. There are many traits that may have inspired you. Confidence was likely one of them. But were they so confident that they demonstrated the confidence of humility? Johnny Carson was known as the King of...
Setting Team Ground Rules
Do this. Don’t do that. It seems there are always rules getting in our way. But if we didn’t have rules, life – and work – would be a chaotic mess. Some people thrive on chaos. Others need complete order. We all live within a certain set of rules in our organizations....
Incremental Time Savings by Being Proactive
As a project manager, I have always tried to seek the most efficient route to get a job done. I identify the critical path. I try to determine how to schedule tasks concurrently. Being proactive is critical to this type of planning. There is a lot of advice out there...