by lewsauder | Jan 22, 2021 | Leadership, Planning
Have you ever had to “run something past legal” in your career? Whenever I have had to do that, I have often suspected that the legal team was somehow against our organization making progress. Legal is notorious for saying, “You can’t do that because…”And the reasons...
by lewsauder | Dec 11, 2020 | Leadership, Planning
One of the key responsibilities for any project manager is managing the project budget. There may be many aspects to it. There may be consulting fees, travel, software and hardware, and even office space expenses. It is a skill that even seasoned project managers...
by lewsauder | Sep 11, 2020 | Communication, Planning
Project management is a complex combination of many disciplines. A successful project manager becomes adept to juggling all of them. Each discipline is used in a balance for successful project outcomes. Organization Organization is one of the key disciplines of...
by lewsauder | Aug 14, 2020 | Career Management, Communication, Leadership, Planning
We often think of project managers being overly organized. Tracking their to do list and checking items off of the project plans, they move the project forward. Getting the project done on time an on budget is the goal. Things happen on a daily basis that always tend...
by lewsauder | Jul 3, 2020 | Leadership, Planning
We have all been talking about business disruption for a few years. But none of us foresaw the disruption that COVID-19 has inflicted upon us. It has taken over virtually every aspect of our lives. How we do business, socialize, learn, and shop. Terms that we had...
by lewsauder | Jun 5, 2020 | Planning, Stakeholder Management
As a project manager, I have always prided myself in my ability to manage a lot of details. I could juggle a lot of minutia and still keep it all together. My career ultimately progressed to managing more complex projects and programs. I have also been in situations...
